He also demonstratively placed Xi’s book on his desk and went jogging in heavily polluted Beijing. Intended as compliments, these gestures effectively signaled that he saw Xi as a moronic banana republic dictator who could be swayed by flattery and self-degradation…
I cannot imagine what Xi thought when Zuckerberg asked him. It has got to be one of the most ingratiating and obsequious requests Xi has ever received.
For a while, Zuckerberg was going to name his kid Mandarin for "Get the fuck away from me, you sicko!" until someone explained it to hime...
It is amusing that these people don’t realise that for people like Xi and Putin, they are utterly disposable, and their enormous wealth doesn’t protect them a jot.
I'm not that far along, though I knew of that anecdote already (you should listen to the Behind the Bastards eps on Zuck for more quality smut). My favorite part thus far was him being like, "you KNOW I don't want to meet the NZ Prime Minister!"...right in front of...the NZ PM....
Hard to fathom. Naming one's own child is one of the most personal and meaningful decisions parent make.
Clearly, Xi has more sense than Zuckerberg. For a really unique name, maybe he should have asked Musk.
Also, there is a specific naming convention in Chinese culture signifying generation and sibling rank. So Xi was acutely aware of the depth to which Zuck totally disrespected Priscilla.
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“these gestures effectively signaled that he saw Xi as Trump…”
An affliction that no amount of money can cure.
They are all so fucking weird.
We really need to bring that back, they crumbled under that simple, benign insult.
For a while, Zuckerberg was going to name his kid Mandarin for "Get the fuck away from me, you sicko!" until someone explained it to hime...
There’s “shooting your shot” and then there is being the cringiest loser alive.
https://youtu.be/qjDQW0X9HhU?si=OZJvXDsM64XZxjSM
Clearly, Xi has more sense than Zuckerberg. For a really unique name, maybe he should have asked Musk.