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Devils advocate here I’m not agreeing, but I’m hard pressed to find another person that is from the millennial generation that has been a persistent “public fi

Devils advocate here I’m not agreeing, but I’m hard pressed to find another person that is from the millennial generation that has been a persistent “public figure” as long and persistently than Zuck. He has been persistently in the news more or less daily since 2006. Can you name another millennial that has a wider and longer lasting notoriety? Does that mean that people respect him, or think of him as an ideal person or whatever? No but that’s not what Zuckerberg is saying - he’s saying “well known” I’m not sure I could name another millennial that is as well known globally for as long - maybe Ronaldo or Taylor Swift

throitallaway 1y ago
That may be true, but that's not the news I'm exposed to. I only see him pop up every few years or so when he's announcing The Next Big Thing or trying to look/act more like a human person.
9rx 1y ago
> I’m hard pressed to find another person that is from the millennial generation that has been a persistent “public figure” as long and persistently than Zuck. Prince William and Prince Harry have him beat on that front, surely? They've been persistent public figures since birth. And if we limit it to modern times, Taylor Swift has got to be way more well known. Even my young kids know who Taylor Swift is. They have no clue about who Zuckerberg is.
- GoatInGrey 1y ago
  Remind me which prince it was that moved to the US and is cut off from the royal family? Was that William?
  - ben_w 1y ago
    Harry left by choice and might be reconciling, Andrew was pushed because everyone hates him, William is the one who is next in line to be king.
  - 9rx 1y ago
    Exactly. If Zuckerberg moved to a new home, nobody would ever know. But when Prince Harry does, it's headline news. You may have forgotten his exact name, but a name is only one property of many when it comes to knowing someone. That you know intimate details of his life is telling about how is more well-known.
TheCoelacanth 1y ago
Do you think that is genuinely the news in general, or just the subset of the news you personally follow? I would imagine Swifties see a lot more Taylor Swift news than Zuckerberg news. For someone on HN, they're going to see a lot more Zuckerberg news than average.
hiddencost 1y ago
I don't think this particular Satan needs or deserves an advocate.

throitallaway 1y ago

That may be true, but that's not the news I'm exposed to. I only see him pop up every few years or so when he's announcing The Next Big Thing or trying to look/act more like a human person.

9rx 1y ago

> I’m hard pressed to find another person that is from the millennial generation that has been a persistent “public figure” as long and persistently than Zuck. Prince William and Prince Harry have him beat on that front, surely? They've been persistent public figures since birth. And if we limit it to modern times, Taylor Swift has got to be way more well known. Even my young kids know who Taylor Swift is. They have no clue about who Zuckerberg is.

GoatInGrey 1y ago
Remind me which prince it was that moved to the US and is cut off from the royal family? Was that William?
- ben_w 1y ago
  Harry left by choice and might be reconciling, Andrew was pushed because everyone hates him, William is the one who is next in line to be king.
- 9rx 1y ago
  Exactly. If Zuckerberg moved to a new home, nobody would ever know. But when Prince Harry does, it's headline news. You may have forgotten his exact name, but a name is only one property of many when it comes to knowing someone. That you know intimate details of his life is telling about how is more well-known.

TheCoelacanth 1y ago

Do you think that is genuinely the news in general, or just the subset of the news you personally follow? I would imagine Swifties see a lot more Taylor Swift news than Zuckerberg news. For someone on HN, they're going to see a lot more Zuckerberg news than average.

hiddencost 1y ago

I don't think this particular Satan needs or deserves an advocate.