Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening • Hacker News Board

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by croon » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 2:48 PM UTC

creaghpatr wrote: post #74

pjc50 wrote: post #57

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Republicans seem quite content with Trump billing the secret service to stay in his own hotels while protecting him, so I think that's your answer.

Yeah and Zuckerberg pays himself every time he uses Facebook, so are we going to make him delete his account? If he were to win I think he would be pressured to structure some kind of trust that prevents him from leveraging Facebook's political power in conjunction with the government.

> Yeah and Zuckerberg pays himself every time he uses Facebook, so are we going to make him delete his account?

> If he were to win I think he would be pressured to structure some kind of trust that prevents him from leveraging Facebook's political power in conjunction with the government.

That's the point, isn't it? It's happening right now without consequence, so why should it be different then?

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 2:48 PM UTC

moretai wrote: post #39

He reminds me of a male Hilary. I think we've been reduced to(maybe we've always been this) just quick reactions for Elections, and my immediate reaction even from the start was I don't like this guy, even before I knew about the "stupid fuckers are trusting me" and sweatgate. He just repulses me, in the same way Hillary physically repulsed me on an evolutionary level. And I think if America is filled with morons lik…

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Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by gspetr » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 2:50 PM UTC

auxym wrote: post #52

hnaccy wrote: post #48

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You're ignoring that he's short, uncharismatic, robotic, and looks like a dork.

As opposed to current president, who is quite dashing and the smooth speaker.

Do you wish to challenge the latter?

His rallies dwarfed Clinton's.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by dredmorbius » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 2:50 PM UTC

Shivetya wrote: post #8

Facebook's threat is that politicians have little control over it and it is not limited to just one country in scope. I don't use facebook but I like that it exist. the only regulation of such an entity is to keep it non discriminatory because if it were to start picking winners and losers it probably could have undue influence.

Politicians do have control over Facebook.

It's just not entirely clear which ones.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by elevensies » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 2:57 PM UTC

dredmorbius wrote: post #95

elevensies wrote: post #65

Question for anyone who is knowledgeable about California elections: If Mark wanted to run for governor 2018, when would he have to take an observable action? (i.e. register as a candidate or similar.) At what point would we know for sure? And would winning Governor block a presidential run in 2020? And would losing it would indicate a candidate too weak to win POTUS 2020? I think a key factor has to be whether Trump…

January 31, 2018, for the July 5 Primary ballot. http://www.fppc.ca.gov/content/dam/fppc/NS-Documents/TAD/Fil...

Exactly what I wanted to know, thanks.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by zghst » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 3:01 PM UTC

yannis7 wrote: post #18

willvarfar wrote: post #9

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Sounds like he's going to run for president!

nothing screams "disconnected coastal elite" more than a young hip billionaire who thinks that his 50-state "poverty safari" trip resonates with voters

comments like these are why I love HN

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by gspetr » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 3:06 PM UTC

beamatronic wrote: post #96

minot wrote: post #16

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I do not oppose this ambition. If 45 can be POTUS and the world is not collapsing then I have a feeling that we will be fine with Mark Zuckerberg as well.

In other words now it's a race to the botttom for President. Or we have already reached the point where there is absolutely nothing left to lose. Serious question: would you vote for Kim Kardashian or Trump in the next election if it came to that?

There exists a greater conundrum: If Trump married her, who would you vote for?

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by gspetr » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 3:11 PM UTC

AlexandrB wrote: post #84

zizek23 wrote: post #29

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This country worships success. That's the reason Trump won. Zuckerberg is not only ridiculously successful but touches everyone's life everyday and people may feel an intimacy that doesn't exist. Without being judgmental just looking at the dynamics he is going to win.

What scares me about Zuckerberg vs. Trump is how much more of a cypher Zuckerberg is. Trump's motivations are pretty clear: money, fame, and his own ego. These aren't noble causes but they're easy to understand and it's possible to predict what trump will do from these. What motivates Zuckerberg? The mealy-mouthed, 5000 word manifesto [1] from Facebook this year certainly doesn't shed any light on this question. Nor…

"Zuckerberg sometimes talks about the promise of brain implants, which he believes will one day convey the entirety of one’s mental state to another human being"

Those who join us need only give up only half of their humanity - the illogical, ill-tempered, and disordered half, commonly thought of as 'right-brain' functioning. In exchange, the 'left-brain' capacities are increased to undreamed potentials. The tendency of Biologicals to cling instead to their individual personalities can only be attributed to archaic evolutionary tendencies.

--Prime Function Aki Zuckerberg-5, "Convergence"

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by autokad » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 3:11 PM UTC

theseatoms wrote: post #92

ms88 wrote: post #68

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He is discovering what religions (yes all of them) have been saying for years. I don't see any harm in that. Better than what a lot of other rich scumbags I know do with their time.

Which is more likely, that Mark is experiencing a genuine, and highly publicized, spiritual awakening, or that he's meticulously crafting his public persona based on unprecedented troves of information about modern society?

I do find his changes suspicious, but he did get married / have a kid which can also bring huge changes

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Post by gspetr » Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 3:19 PM UTC

gbog wrote: post #94

Is it only me or this looks like a Macron-effect? I mean, President Macron did show to the world it was possible for a young fellow to hijack the elections, even in a (relatively) stable democracy. Actually, if you think about it, it seems not that hard to be (or look) much less repugnant than the old comical zombies and rotten clowns we get proposed.

Hijack? He's as establishment as they come.

He's essentially the french version of Rubio, not in the "minority candidate" sense, but in the "fallback establishment candidate" sense.

The only difference was that French elites learned from the US Republican elites, avoided internal discord and obliterated the opposition with "timely" scandals.