One need not be a billionaire to have no idea at all what is going on in other peoples lives. To live in a bubble is more the rule than the exception. Although

One need not be a billionaire to have no idea at all what is going on in other peoples lives. To live in a bubble is more the rule than the exception. Although I suggest everyone delete facebook, let's be fair to Zuckerberg. If the people on facebook were better, facebook would be better. Much of the problems of facebook come from the problems of the people on it. Sadly facebook seems to amplify these problems by optimizing for time on site, making hidden decisions about what you see and what you don't, etc. A billionaire trying to make the world a better place is usually better than those that could care less. I know that there's surely exceptions (perhaps putin, koch brothers, etc.) It's not the status of billionaire that's important per say, but the quality of their charitable endeavors. "Connecting" the world is just a tactic, a means to an end, advocating for better ends is superior. Sometimes people take the power you give them and do worse. Technology on its own can be used for good and bad, you must advertise hard for the good if you want the good. In the end, I think if the world deleted facebook, it would be far better off than any charitable deployment of funds the facebook founder could make.