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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by ithinkinstereo on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:35PM (#14196027)
That may be true, but I don't it really matters.

Is he more of a "villain" than Trump? I think most Americans understand that you have to step on a few toes (or many toes) to build a global empire the size of FB.

Also remember that in American society, might (money) = right. Everyone knows that Jobs was an asshole, people still worship him anyways. It's sad, I know, but it's a fact.

Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by username223 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:47PM (#14196159)
> Is he more of a "villain" than Trump?

Trump is a chest-thumping buffoon, but he's also a "manly man" -- just look at how he made Marco Rubio apologize for obliquely questioning his penis size, while shamelessly bragging about being well-endowed. He was also willing to tap into America's latent racism, something I doubt Zuck could credibly do. He doesn't have a good story besides "technocrat in chief," and many people will just see the oblivious, arrogant nerd who spent his high school years getting chocolate swirlies.

Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by ithinkinstereo on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:45PM (#14198875)
I see your point about the "manly man" but I think that's not as important as you might think.

Case in point: Bernie Sanders. Also before Trump surged ahead, Jeb "low energy" Bush was the GOP front-runner.

It's true that Trump ultimately won, but I don't think his "manly man" image was the key factor. Recall '08 when Obama defeated the Maverick and his gun-toting mama bear VP.