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Zuckerberg made incredible effort without announcing. * He restructured of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative so that he can run for a office

by nabla9 6y ago

Zuckerberg made incredible effort without announcing. * He restructured of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative so that he can run for a office and maintain control (also for tax and other reasons). * He started with "I'm no longer an atheist", now believes religion to be “very important.” * Hired Obama's campaign manager (David Plouffe) * Hired former GWB campaign manager and RNC chariman (Ken Mehlman) * visited 50 states "to meet people". * hired more even more political strategists who worked for Obama's and Hillary's campaign. He had something like 150 people working just for his PR according to some sources. No amount of turd polishing with unlimited money and PR talent was able to make people to like him. Trump is horrible but at least he raises emotions in people.

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rodion_89 6y ago
> No amount of turd polishing with unlimited money and PR talent was able to make people to like him I don't rule it out. Gates managed to pull it off when I didn't think it was possible
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- Hamuko 6y ago
  I don't think Gates is nearly as uncharismatic as Zucc. I mean, just look at his old mugshot. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bill_Gates_mugshot.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bill_Gat...
  - the-dude 6y ago
    Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Testing mattresses : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XFwlNVRD5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XFwlNVRD5M
gabaix 6y ago
He also made Facebook hire a full-time pollster to run polls about his popularity.
frongpik 6y ago
He doesn't need to be likeable to win the elections. Biden is going to implement extremely inclusive policies that large swaths of americans, especially on the south, are allergic to. So in 4 years, Zuck will simply promise to undo all these policies and those americans will have no other choice but to vote for him.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  Ah yes, the people in the south are going to vote for a Silicon Valley liberal.
hinkley 6y ago
> He had something like 150 people working just for his PR according to some sources. I wonder what the cost-benefit line looks like for PR person versus life coach. That's a lot of yes-men. Maybe we should bring back Court Jester as a profession.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >Maybe we should bring back Court Jester as a profession. As a profession or as a title?
  - hinkley 6y ago
    It’s a profession. It’s hard work poking fun at people who are so deadly serious at being stupid.
MrPatan 6y ago
* visited 50 states "to meet people". At least we got some memes out of that.

by nabla9 6y ago

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rodion_89 6y ago

> No amount of turd polishing with unlimited money and PR talent was able to make people to like him I don't rule it out. Gates managed to pull it off when I didn't think it was possible

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Hamuko 6y ago
I don't think Gates is nearly as uncharismatic as Zucc. I mean, just look at his old mugshot. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bill_Gates_mugshot.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bill_Gat...
- the-dude 6y ago
  Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Testing mattresses : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XFwlNVRD5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XFwlNVRD5M

gabaix 6y ago

He also made Facebook hire a full-time pollster to run polls about his popularity.

frongpik 6y ago

He doesn't need to be likeable to win the elections. Biden is going to implement extremely inclusive policies that large swaths of americans, especially on the south, are allergic to. So in 4 years, Zuck will simply promise to undo all these policies and those americans will have no other choice but to vote for him.

Hamuko 6y ago
Ah yes, the people in the south are going to vote for a Silicon Valley liberal.

hinkley 6y ago

> He had something like 150 people working just for his PR according to some sources. I wonder what the cost-benefit line looks like for PR person versus life coach. That's a lot of yes-men. Maybe we should bring back Court Jester as a profession.

Hamuko 6y ago
>Maybe we should bring back Court Jester as a profession. As a profession or as a title?
- hinkley 6y ago
  It’s a profession. It’s hard work poking fun at people who are so deadly serious at being stupid.

MrPatan 6y ago

* visited 50 states "to meet people". At least we got some memes out of that.