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And Trump's do? We are already in a dystopian sci fi novel.
We have been living in a dystopian sci-fi novel since 2001.
We have been living in a dystopian sci-fi novel since 1945.
Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government forever
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Re: Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government forever
#12I must have missed something; why are people discussing Zuck serving in government?
There is speculation based on how he structured facebook's stock as well as his new years resolution, to travel all over the US and talk to people about the issues they care about. It is the sort of step that someone would make before running for political office.
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#13I was going to post asking what experience Mark has in government but then I remembered the American population just voted to elect a reality TV 'star' and rich-from-daddies-money mediocre businessman as President. So yeah I guess Mark is highly qualified in that he has several times Trump's net worth.
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#14I must have missed something; why are people discussing Zuck serving in government?
Recent announcements and actions by Zuck suggest that he's going to run for office one day.
1) Reveals he is no longer an atheist (http://nypost.com/2017/01/02/mark-zuckerberg-reveals-hes-no-...) 2) 2017 New Years goal to meet people in every 50 state (http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-personal-goal...)
etc.
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Prism and edward snowden sealed that for me a while back.
Yep. I have a Yahoo! email. The NSA has already read all my personal correspondence. Edit: I suppose "read" is a bit of a strong word. How about "processed," or "scanned"? [0] --- [0]: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-nsa-exclusive-idUSKC...
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Re: Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government forever
#16Why does this sound like the plot to a dystopian sci fi novel? Facebook's interests aren't anything close to my interests.
Then don't vote for Zuckerberg? Technically, if he were to be a representative or other elected government official, he would be obligated to uphold the interests of his constituents, not the company he owns, just like any other representative.
Granted, it might be a concern that he would use his position to help his company, which is why officials usually have to put their assets in a blind trust.
He would still have to get elected first, though. So if you're basically expecting that he's going to be corrupt, then don't vote for him and encourage others not to.
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#17I must have missed something; why are people discussing Zuck serving in government?
Recent announcements and actions by Zuck suggest that he's going to run for office one day. 1) Reveals he is no longer an atheist ( http://nypost.com/2017/01/02/mark-zuckerberg-reveals-hes-no-... ) 2) 2017 New Years goal to meet people in every 50 state ( http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-personal-goal... ) etc.
“No. I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important,” he wrote.
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#18Would be a massive conflict of interest.
Zuck is also setting himself up for President, which is a little egoist. That said, anyone thinking that is on some level ...
Re: Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government forever
#19I must have missed something; why are people discussing Zuck serving in government?
This[1] article from December points to a lawsuit reported by Bloomberg allegging that Marc Andreessen helped Zuckerberg push a measure through a special committee of shareholders that would allow him to maintain "voting control of the company, even if he sells most of his stock".
[1] http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/09/mark-zuckerberg-may-be-eyeing...
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Recent announcements and actions by Zuck suggest that he's going to run for office one day. 1) Reveals he is no longer an atheist ( http://nypost.com/2017/01/02/mark-zuckerberg-reveals-hes-no-... ) 2) 2017 New Years goal to meet people in every 50 state ( http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-personal-goal... ) etc.
“No. I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important,” he wrote.
He finally realized the true value of being part of the influential Jewish diaspora/community