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pg, I'd love to hear what you found interesting about this interview, because I never seem to gain much insight by listening to Mark Zuckerberg. He's kind of l
by akamaka 13y ago
pg, I'd love to hear what you found interesting about this interview, because I never seem to gain much insight by listening to Mark Zuckerberg. He's kind of like Bill Gates, that way. They're both brilliant guys, but they don't ever seem to publicly say anything that leaves me with any new knowledge, any spark of inspiration, or a new perspective on the world.
I have a lot of respect for both of them, and I'm usually very dismissive of the idea that they don't deserve their success, but this interview really gives me the impression of a man who got lucky to be where he is, and doesn't care for much beyond being keeping Facebook secure in its position (and dipping his toe into humanitarian issues).
Good counterexamples are Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, or yourself, who have often surprised and delighted me with whole new ways of looking at things, and who frequently leave me excited and motivated to go out and strive to make my work count for more.
Did I miss something important in this video?
- runawaybottle 13y agoMark is younger than everyone on that list, so I'll suggest that it has more to do with age. Everyone has insight in their respective fields, but I think a certain level of adversity and time is necessary for one to turn a lot of that insight into wisdom. Tesla and Spacex almost didn't make it out alive during the 2008 financial crisis, and I recall Musk mentioning that when it looked like his two companies would be a failure, he'd wake up with tears on his pillow. I think at the moment, Mark is definitely trying to not upset his share price by saying something that doesn't need to be said. We don't know how he is internalizing things right now. Hopefully we will get more wisdom from him in the future, that stuff doesn't just grow on trees. Gates is pretty interesting from whatever talks/interviews I can remember.