How Is This Better? The Evolution of Mark Zuckerberg
Once a hoodie-wearing coder preaching openness and connection, Mark Zuckerberg is now a gold chain wearing, jiu jitsu obsessed metaverse warlord who is vibing with Trump-adjacent influencers. What happened?
Host Akilah Hughes digs into Zuckerberg’s transformation — from the early Facebook years through his big metaverse bet and into his (chicken nugget eating?) macho phase. Ryan Broderick, host of Panic World and author of Garbage Day; and tech reporter Steven Levy, journalist and author of Facebook: The Inside Story, join to break down this evolution.
And as always, Akilah is asking the question “how is this better?” and wondering if Zuckerberg still cares about making the world “more connected,” or if he ever really did.
Guests:
Ryan Broderick, host of the podcast Panic World and author of the Garbage Day newsletter
Steven Levy, journalist and author of “Facebook: The Inside Story"
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Does Mark Zuckerberg only eat chicken nuggets? 02:18- Ryan Broderick, Panic Word + Garbage Day 04:48 - Steven Levy, Wired + Facebook: The Inside Story 06:21 - Digital Gentrification – Myspace vs. Facebook 08:03 - Zuckerberg's Public Perception by Era 09:53 - Metaverse 15:04 - Zuckerberg's Midlife Crisis? 15:38 - The New Mark Zuckerberg 18:02 - AI Slop 23:51 - Does He Still Have a "Greater Good" Mission?
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