Mark Zukerberg claims putting more people on facebook would contribute to world peace, which proves he hasn’t spent anytime on facebook.
In an recent interview, Mark Zuckerberg said that facebook has the potential to bring people together. According to MarketWatch:
“Facebook’s mission and what we really focus on giving everyone the power to share all of the things that they care about… What they’re thinking about, what they’re experiencing on a day-to-day basis, and the idea is that everyone has the power to share those things, then that makes the world more understanding, it helps people stay closer to the people who they love, all these good things that we value,” gushed Zuckerberg.”
Closer to the people we love? Only Thanksgiving tequila shots are responsible for more family brawls than facebook. While I admire the ability to connect with old friends and watch videos of people hurting themselves with bottle rockets, I really don’t think facebook has made any contribution to world peace.
In fact it’s been quite the contrary. There are longtime friends that won’t even talk to each other, after learning they were on opposite sides of the political aisle. How many high school reunions and rekindled romances were scuttled after somebody posted a meme attacking Bernie or Trump? People who express contrary political opinions are often treated like viruses and malware, getting deleted and blocked so that all traces of their existence are gone from the offended facebook browser. And as the presidential campaign heats up it’s only going to get worse.
The only logical conclusion, is that Zuckerberg must never spend anytime on facebook. Either that, or when you’re worth $36billion, people treat you a whole lot differently; liking every single picture you post of your cat. It could explain why the thinks the new emojis are a good idea: every time he asks for opionions on the new decision, everyone gives him the smiley face. Maybe all his wild political speculations are greeted with thumbs up, the same way that Billy Mumy got whatever he wanted in the Twilight Zone.
On the other hand, maybe things would have been different if facebook had been around throughout History. Perhaps young Adolph would have been so consumed with posting jpegs of his paintings, trying to get lots of likes, he would never get the time to run for Chancellor.
On the other hand, he probably wouldn’t be able resist calling Joseph Stalin a Commutard.