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Shaquille Zuckerberg

22 points by toricalea 4y ago

TheDudeMan 4y ago
Based on title, I was hoping for an image morph of the two.
- instance 4y ago
  Yea, that title is quite something. I thought this was some long lost brother or sister of Mark that has now appeared.
Ecco 4y ago
I read this as a way to remind successful entrepreneurs that luck was a significant factor of their success. It would be interesting to know what fraction of them genuinely believe it’s the case.
- roydivision 4y ago
  Agreed, that’s the way I see it. I’m not at all convinced that Zuckerberg would have been as successful if he hadn’t chanced upon the Facebook idea, (which history clearly shows wasn’t even 100% his). He hasn’t demonstrated any success independent of this initial idea.
fxtentacle 4y ago
This never mentions the fact that Karen Kempner (the mother of Mark Zuckerberg) is a psychiatrist. In my opinion, an exceptional understanding of the human psyche is a necessary condition for becoming successful with a social product like Facebook.
SnowHill9902 4y ago
Height is just much more obvious than intelligence. In fact, very intelligent and socially-able people will be coy about their own intelligence.
saeranv 4y ago
The argument actually understates the work Shaq put into becoming an elite player. Shaq's physical gifts obviously give him a huge advantage, but there are plenty of 7-footers in the NBA that don't do as well as him. Shaq learned actual skills (shot-making, agility, footwork) that other big men tend to ignore because they can get by on their size.
- llaolleh 4y ago
  He learned everything except for shooting free throws. Xd.
schroeding 4y ago
Completely OT, but what does this website do? I tried to find out in the last 15 minutes and got more and more confused. Why are there only GAN-faces? Doesn't that clash with the subheader "Accountable Posts"? Or is this satire? What music is being played to get tokens[1]? And what tokens, like blockchain-tokens? Or is it a internal server-side currency? Why is the music reversed? Why this weird combination of a music-listening website with "public soap box"? What does "proof of music"[2] mean? Especially this part: > With this token, you can vote for laws, elect politicians, change personalities, swap images, mate people, chat, stake, buy stuff and more. The world is constantly expanding. ... "mate" people? Like... "mating"? Does that also have another meaning I'm not aware of, like "become best friends"? And "change personalities"? What does that mean? I'm very confused. No offense please, but is this satire or maybe an art project? ^^ [1] https://celody.com/ https://celody.com/ Site is linked in the footer of stakedy.com [2] https://celody.com/about.html https://celody.com/about.html
- ALittleLight 4y ago
  I've also been looking at this website. Their "About" article[1] describes an interesting idea for a forum. As I understand it - You earn tokens by listening to music on Celody. You can then create posts and when you do you stake some of your tokens. Other users can up or down vote your post by staking their own tokens. The amount of tokens staked up or down, and some kind of algorithm, determine whether the tokens you staked are returned to you or forfeit. The idea is that if your argument convinces people you should be rewarded and if not, well, not. Perhaps if this runs for a while you will find that people with a lot of tokens tend to be persuasive or insightful or maybe just uncontroversial. Their "About" page specifically says that controversial views will be "slashed" (i.e. have their stakes taken). 1 - https://stakedy.com/long/how-staking-on-stakedy-works.html https://stakedy.com/long/how-staking-on-stakedy-works.html
  - ozarker 4y ago
    If I understand that correctly it sounds like a recipe for echo chambers even worse than Reddit
- 4y ago
credit_guy 4y ago
I don't buy it. In fact, I think almost the opposite is true: given a fresh start and Zuckerberg is as likely to become a billionaire as O'Neil is to become a top NBA player. The thing is, O'Neil was good at one thing and one thing only. And not just good, but freakishly good. But Zuckerberg went from a little php script written in his dorm room to the founder and CEO of one of the 5 letters in FAANG. He had to face thousands of different challenges along the way. He had to learn quickly and solve the problem and move on. What Zuckerberg has and others don't is this ability to learn quickly and solve a completely new problem. Lots of these problems were technical, but lots were human interactions, legal ramifications, accounting and governance issues, PR, content moderation, you name it. I personally don't have, or plan to have a Facebook account. But you have to give the man what's his: he is a very tough nut. In any parallel life, he would do more than well.
- arinlen 4y ago
  > I don't buy it. In fact, I think almost the opposite is true: given a fresh start and Zuckerberg is as likely to become a billionaire as O'Neil is to become a top NBA player. I'd add that NBA players are renowned for being prone to going broke after their pro stint. Wikipedia points to a source stating that an estimated 60% of NBA players are bankrupt within 5 years of retirement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finances_of_professional_American_athletes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finances_of_professio... Shaq managed to not only not go bankrupt but also significantly grow his NBA wealth.
  - roydivision 4y ago
    With respect to the article, the comparison is between Zuckerberg’s success in business and O’Neil’s sporting skills. O’Neil’s post career financial situation is not relevant in this case.
- rufus_foreman 4y ago
  There are a very small number of young men who are over 7 foot tall. And a surprisingly, almost astonishingly high percentage of those men end up playing in the NBA. What tiny, like 0.07 percent tiny, percentage of people would you put Zuckerberg in where you would say of course he ended up where he did?

22 points by toricalea 4y ago

TheDudeMan 4y ago

Based on title, I was hoping for an image morph of the two.

instance 4y ago
Yea, that title is quite something. I thought this was some long lost brother or sister of Mark that has now appeared.

Ecco 4y ago

I read this as a way to remind successful entrepreneurs that luck was a significant factor of their success. It would be interesting to know what fraction of them genuinely believe it’s the case.

roydivision 4y ago
Agreed, that’s the way I see it. I’m not at all convinced that Zuckerberg would have been as successful if he hadn’t chanced upon the Facebook idea, (which history clearly shows wasn’t even 100% his). He hasn’t demonstrated any success independent of this initial idea.

fxtentacle 4y ago

This never mentions the fact that Karen Kempner (the mother of Mark Zuckerberg) is a psychiatrist. In my opinion, an exceptional understanding of the human psyche is a necessary condition for becoming successful with a social product like Facebook.

SnowHill9902 4y ago

Height is just much more obvious than intelligence. In fact, very intelligent and socially-able people will be coy about their own intelligence.

saeranv 4y ago

The argument actually understates the work Shaq put into becoming an elite player. Shaq's physical gifts obviously give him a huge advantage, but there are plenty of 7-footers in the NBA that don't do as well as him. Shaq learned actual skills (shot-making, agility, footwork) that other big men tend to ignore because they can get by on their size.

llaolleh 4y ago
He learned everything except for shooting free throws. Xd.

schroeding 4y ago

Completely OT, but what does this website do? I tried to find out in the last 15 minutes and got more and more confused. Why are there only GAN-faces? Doesn't that clash with the subheader "Accountable Posts"? Or is this satire? What music is being played to get tokens[1]? And what tokens, like blockchain-tokens? Or is it a internal server-side currency? Why is the music reversed? Why this weird combination of a music-listening website with "public soap box"? What does "proof of music"[2] mean? Especially this part: > With this token, you can vote for laws, elect politicians, change personalities, swap images, mate people, chat, stake, buy stuff and more. The world is constantly expanding. ... "mate" people? Like... "mating"? Does that also have another meaning I'm not aware of, like "become best friends"? And "change personalities"? What does that mean? I'm very confused. No offense please, but is this satire or maybe an art project? ^^ [1] https://celody.com/ https://celody.com/ Site is linked in the footer of stakedy.com [2] https://celody.com/about.html https://celody.com/about.html

ALittleLight 4y ago
I've also been looking at this website. Their "About" article[1] describes an interesting idea for a forum. As I understand it - You earn tokens by listening to music on Celody. You can then create posts and when you do you stake some of your tokens. Other users can up or down vote your post by staking their own tokens. The amount of tokens staked up or down, and some kind of algorithm, determine whether the tokens you staked are returned to you or forfeit. The idea is that if your argument convinces people you should be rewarded and if not, well, not. Perhaps if this runs for a while you will find that people with a lot of tokens tend to be persuasive or insightful or maybe just uncontroversial. Their "About" page specifically says that controversial views will be "slashed" (i.e. have their stakes taken). 1 - https://stakedy.com/long/how-staking-on-stakedy-works.html https://stakedy.com/long/how-staking-on-stakedy-works.html
- ozarker 4y ago
  If I understand that correctly it sounds like a recipe for echo chambers even worse than Reddit
4y ago

credit_guy 4y ago

I don't buy it. In fact, I think almost the opposite is true: given a fresh start and Zuckerberg is as likely to become a billionaire as O'Neil is to become a top NBA player. The thing is, O'Neil was good at one thing and one thing only. And not just good, but freakishly good. But Zuckerberg went from a little php script written in his dorm room to the founder and CEO of one of the 5 letters in FAANG. He had to face thousands of different challenges along the way. He had to learn quickly and solve the problem and move on. What Zuckerberg has and others don't is this ability to learn quickly and solve a completely new problem. Lots of these problems were technical, but lots were human interactions, legal ramifications, accounting and governance issues, PR, content moderation, you name it. I personally don't have, or plan to have a Facebook account. But you have to give the man what's his: he is a very tough nut. In any parallel life, he would do more than well.

arinlen 4y ago
> I don't buy it. In fact, I think almost the opposite is true: given a fresh start and Zuckerberg is as likely to become a billionaire as O'Neil is to become a top NBA player. I'd add that NBA players are renowned for being prone to going broke after their pro stint. Wikipedia points to a source stating that an estimated 60% of NBA players are bankrupt within 5 years of retirement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finances_of_professional_American_athletes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finances_of_professio... Shaq managed to not only not go bankrupt but also significantly grow his NBA wealth.
- roydivision 4y ago
  With respect to the article, the comparison is between Zuckerberg’s success in business and O’Neil’s sporting skills. O’Neil’s post career financial situation is not relevant in this case.
rufus_foreman 4y ago
There are a very small number of young men who are over 7 foot tall. And a surprisingly, almost astonishingly high percentage of those men end up playing in the NBA. What tiny, like 0.07 percent tiny, percentage of people would you put Zuckerberg in where you would say of course he ended up where he did?