Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road To Meet Regular Folks -- With a Few Conditions (foxbusiness.com)

Mark Zuckerberg is trying to understand America, so he's embarked on a journey to meet people like hockey moms and steelworkers who don't typically cross his path. But there are rules to abide by if you are an ordinary person about to meet an extraordinary entrepreneur. From a report: Rule One: You probably won't know Mr. Zuckerberg is coming. Rule Two: If you do know he's coming, keep it to yourself. Rule Three: Be careful what you reveal about the meeting. While the Facebook CEO has built a social network that inspired people around the world to share the most intimate details about their personal lives, his team goes to extraordinary lengths to keep his movements under wraps and control how he is perceived. Midway through a "personal challenge" to travel to 30 states he'd never visited, the 33-year old aims "to talk to more people about how they're living, working and thinking about the future," he wrote in January on his Facebook page. Among those people was Kyle McKasson, manager of the Wilton Candy Kitchen, a century-old shop on the town square in Wilton, Iowa. He was at work one Monday afternoon in June when two men and a woman dressed in jeans and button-down shirts entered the store, which is a regular stop on Iowa's presidential campaign circuit.

Comments

What a pompous ass

[Anonymous Coward]

"Meet regular folks". Yeah, you're the moron living in an ivory tower dude. Just fuck off and leave us alone.

Re:What a pompous ass

[ranton]

"Meet regular folks". Yeah, you're the moron living in an ivory tower dude. Just fuck off and leave us alone.

There is a real problem in this country where people stay within their own "bubble", whether that is a liberal elite bubble or rural American bubble or whatever. Making a concerted effort to reach outside of those bubbles is a good thing and not something which should be criticized. You may criticize the method used to reach out if you feel it is ineffective, but deriding the entire idea of reaching out to people in different socioeconomic and cultural circumstances is hopelessly ignorant of this issue in our society.

Re: What a pompous ass

[WrongMonkey]

sho me someone extraordinary

Most people have some special talent. Some people are good at math. Some people can run fast. Some people are good cooks. Some people are funny. Some people are sensitive and caring. The fact that Zuckerberg's particular set of talents happen to be financially lucrative does not automatically make him more extraordinary than anyone else with a different set of talents. In fact, our society's obsession with financial success above all else will probably be its downfall.

Be careful what you reveal about the meeting

[turkeydance]

or what?

Rule 4:

[John Jorsett]

Make no eye contact. Rule 5: Under no circumstances touch Mr. Zuckerberg. Rule 6: Do not speak unless Mr. Zuckerberg speaks to you first. Rule 7: When dismissed, leave as quickly as possible.

Re:Don't talk about the Mark Zuckerberg meeting

[Digital Avatar]

1. The first rule of Zuck Club is you do not talk about Zuck Club.
2. The second rule of Zuck Club is YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT ZUCK CLUB.
3. Third rule of Zuck Club: Someone yells 'fascist!', 'racist!', or 'bigot!', that argument is over.
4. Fourth rule: Only two sides to an argument.
5. Fifth rule: One argument at a time, fellas.
6. Sixth rule: No hate speech, no hatred.
7. Seventh rule: Arguments will go on until the fascist admits defeat.
8. And the eighth and final rule: If this is your first night at Zuck Club, you have to argue.

Mischief. Mayhem. Rigging the narrative. ZUCK CLUB.

Coming to an election near you, 2018. Rated PC-13(88).