The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg

Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by ben_jones on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @03:57PM (#16748491)

I really don't like how people on HN and otherwise have taken to calling Mark Zuckerberg "Zuck". At this point I feel like its some kind of playground insult people are using because it rhyme's with the word "fuck". Am I misinterpreting it?

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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by jonathankoren on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:12PM (#16748630)

You’re misinterpetting it. He’s been known as Zuck since Facebook started. It’s even his email and login.

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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by MrL567 on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:54PM (#16749057)

The playground insult version of Zuck is Zucc for reference. Also has become the term for when a Facebook page gets shut down, they get "zucced".

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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by brandnewlow on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:11PM (#16748623)

I don't think its meant as an insult. I think people use it because it implies familiarity, is fun to read/say, and AFAIK is Zuckerberg's old IM/IRC handle which makes it a way to reference his past as an actual coder/hacker. I see it more as a sign of respect when used on HN.

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