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>At a White House dinner in 2015, Mr. Zuckerberg had even asked the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, whether Mr. Xi might offer a Chinese name for his soon-to-be-
by IBM 9y ago
>At a White House dinner in 2015, Mr. Zuckerberg had even asked the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, whether Mr. Xi might offer a Chinese name for his soon-to-be-born first child — usually a privilege reserved for older relatives, or sometimes a fortune teller. Mr. Xi declined, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Laughed out loud at this. I can understand wanting access to the market but this is just embarrassingly desperate.
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- mtgx 9y agoIt shows what kind of person Zuckerberg is. "Please sir, let Facebook enter China. Here, I'll even offer you my first born!" If he's willing to do this with his kid, what is he willing to do with our data? Sorry, I meant Facebook's data, according to their ToS.
- TAForObvReasons 9y agoZuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS [Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one? Zuck: People just submitted it. Zuck: I don't know why. Zuck: They "trust me" Zuck: Dumb fucks. http://www.businessinsider.com/well-these-new-zuckerberg-ims-wont-help-facebooks-privacy-problems-2010-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/well-these-new-zuckerberg-ims...
- unclebucknasty 9y agoThe thing about that is that people, including Zuckerberg, will say "hey he was just a kid when he wrote that". But, he was old enough to know better, and it's a real tell on his character. A lot of who you are, including your moral foundation, is well formed by that age. And, if anything, his actions since have only underscored that fact.
- jxramos 9y agoInteresting to point out the age of reason culpability here.
- aarpmcgee 9y agoWow. That is gross.
- beepboopbeep 9y agoYa. Zuck is not a good person.
- dang 9y agoPersonal attacks (which this is) are not allowed here, regardless of who the person is or how unlikeable you find them. Please stick to substance and comment civilly or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Steko 9y agoThe secret to a good kowtow is a very slight audible confirmation that your head has touched the floor. The person performing the kowtow needs to adjust the force they use depending on both the flooring material and the hearing ability of the audience (who are often elderly).
- jacquesm 9y agoBy that reckoning there should be a good sized dent in Zuckerberg's forehead (and the floor).
- jonny_eh 9y agoI dunno, I would think it's an honour to have the president of China give your child a Chinese name. But I'm not Chinese, and neither is Zuckerberg.
- rvense 9y agoI think his wife is, though. Which makes it slightly less odd to give the child a Chinese name, but really not less so to ask a total stranger to decide it.
- rexpop 9y agoThis comes off to me as an insult directed at the Chinese president.
- odiroot 9y agoThis story somehow makes me really warm in my stomach. Zuckerberg facing a more experienced player.