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Mark Zuckerberg is set to resign next year – “will not affect metaverse”

33 points by achow 4y ago

eat 4y ago
comms director says this is false: https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1595089406322417665 https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1595089406322417665
- ss108 4y ago
  But it's on Twitter, so how do I know if this assertion of falsehood is true?
- mandeepj 4y ago
  - whateverman23 4y ago
    You could say that about literally any timeframe. No comment -> "Wow, the silence is telling. There's some truth to it" 24 hours -> "Wow, they really took their time crafting their response. There's some truth to this" 8 hours -> "You know they threw together a war room to figure out their response. There's some truth to this" 1 hour -> "Such a quick denial. There's some truth to it"
    - TrainedMonkey 4y ago
      -1 hour -> "Somebody jumped the gun with the denial. There's some truth to this" Not trying to make any kind of commentary, just saw the sequence and thought it would be fun to extend it a bit.
- frankjr 4y ago
  Reminds me of https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656 https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656
- ProAm 4y ago
  Of course they would say that, they have to for stock price and market volatility. Whether it is true or not, being a leak, they would never say anything else until they are ready to announce it coming out of their PR department.
bhhaskin 4y ago
Now is a good time to get out and enjoy the mountain of money he has made.
coolbreezetft22 4y ago
Seems like an unsubstantiated rumor? Though I'd happy for this to be true
LZ_Khan 4y ago
"will not affect metaverse" sounds like the biggest lie ever
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  As big as his "I am an Earth human!" claim.
- LightHugger 4y ago
  I remember when they bought oculus and said using your VR headset would never require a facebook account.
maybelsyrup 4y ago
Resign himself into our nearest star?
float4 4y ago
@dang theleak.co has never appeared on HN before today. When searching for this news ("zuckerberg resign") on google, top hits are Daily Mail and The Sun. Not worthy of the front page I think.
jaywalk 4y ago
Why wouldn't it affect the money-burning pit that is Metaverse?
apozem 4y ago
This seems fake. One, this website does not have a track record of accurate scoops. This isn’t Casey Newton or The Information (people with actual sources) it’s some no name. They also claim a single unnamed source told them this - were there no other sources to corroborate? Seems like something important to check! Two, it makes no sense for Zuck to step down. He just started the metaverse project. He’s the one who believes in it most. If he leaves, it’ll likely be canned.
rado 4y ago
Should at least resign from participating in any promotional imagery.

33 points by achow 4y ago

eat 4y ago

comms director says this is false: https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1595089406322417665 https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1595089406322417665

ss108 4y ago
But it's on Twitter, so how do I know if this assertion of falsehood is true?
mandeepj 4y ago
- whateverman23 4y ago
  You could say that about literally any timeframe. No comment -> "Wow, the silence is telling. There's some truth to it" 24 hours -> "Wow, they really took their time crafting their response. There's some truth to this" 8 hours -> "You know they threw together a war room to figure out their response. There's some truth to this" 1 hour -> "Such a quick denial. There's some truth to it"
  - TrainedMonkey 4y ago
    -1 hour -> "Somebody jumped the gun with the denial. There's some truth to this" Not trying to make any kind of commentary, just saw the sequence and thought it would be fun to extend it a bit.
frankjr 4y ago
Reminds me of https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656 https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656
ProAm 4y ago
Of course they would say that, they have to for stock price and market volatility. Whether it is true or not, being a leak, they would never say anything else until they are ready to announce it coming out of their PR department.

bhhaskin 4y ago

Now is a good time to get out and enjoy the mountain of money he has made.

coolbreezetft22 4y ago

Seems like an unsubstantiated rumor? Though I'd happy for this to be true

LZ_Khan 4y ago

"will not affect metaverse" sounds like the biggest lie ever

DonHopkins 4y ago
As big as his "I am an Earth human!" claim.
LightHugger 4y ago
I remember when they bought oculus and said using your VR headset would never require a facebook account.

maybelsyrup 4y ago

Resign himself into our nearest star?

float4 4y ago

@dang theleak.co has never appeared on HN before today. When searching for this news ("zuckerberg resign") on google, top hits are Daily Mail and The Sun. Not worthy of the front page I think.

jaywalk 4y ago

Why wouldn't it affect the money-burning pit that is Metaverse?

apozem 4y ago

This seems fake. One, this website does not have a track record of accurate scoops. This isn’t Casey Newton or The Information (people with actual sources) it’s some no name. They also claim a single unnamed source told them this - were there no other sources to corroborate? Seems like something important to check! Two, it makes no sense for Zuck to step down. He just started the metaverse project. He’s the one who believes in it most. If he leaves, it’ll likely be canned.

rado 4y ago

Should at least resign from participating in any promotional imagery.