It makes news for a couple of reasons. (and assuming this isn’t a rhetorical idealistic question about what is and isn’t news…) 1. He’s a notable technologist

It makes news for a couple of reasons. (and assuming this isn’t a rhetorical idealistic question about what is and isn’t news…) 1. He’s a notable technologist (or whatever term you’d prefer to use for someone who is seen as intrinsically linked with the rise of computation tech) 2. It’s Gizmodo, they’re not exactly looking for revolutionary stuff here. 3. It’s your standard confirmation bias as well. Most people who read the article probably already have fairly strong anti-facebook-usage feelings to begin with. This reaffirms their stance and belief by presenting someone who isn’t a dickhead as being on the same side. All of the above leads to a click and a comment, which is good for the ol’ bottom ad-dollar :D.