He obviously is geeky and awkward. It's worked very well for him. For some people there just aren't enough lessons in the world to pull off an unauthentic perso

He obviously is geeky and awkward. It's worked very well for him. For some people there just aren't enough lessons in the world to pull off an unauthentic personality. For most of us we have to learn to deal with it but when you have $50B in the bank I'm sure it becomes less of a priority. I suspect the only reason he's involved in any of these PR efforts is because he calculated that a bad personal reputation is bad for Facebook too. Sometimes you really need to cut people some slack when they're in these extraordinary positions. There's no handbook for 27 year old billionaires. The best advice anyone could give him is to just be himself and let the rest of the world deal with it. I just hate the idea that the whole world has to be structured to maximize our personal entertainment and comfort. It's part of the problem. Just because someone is geeky and awkward doesn't mean they should be assumed to be a bad person. I know that's not what you're suggesting but it is part of a real problem. We all need to collectively accept the smartest guy in the room might be the one who hasn't spent many mental cycles on being the most lovable person in the room.