Mark Zuckerberg Is Going to Visit All 50 US States
Some
decided that Mark Zuckerberg was thinking about political career as
Facebook founder announced his new personal challenge for 2017. In
previous years, he has learned Mandarin, pledged to run a mile per day
and built a virtual assistant to control his home. In 2017, Mark is
going to make sure he has visited and met people in every state in the
country. Since he has already been to about 20 states, he will have to
travel to another 30 by the end of 2017.
Zuckerberg
posted his pledge on Facebook (unsurprisingly), explaining that he
wanted to “get out and talk to more people about how they’re living,
working and thinking about the future.” Facebook CEO also clarified that
he will make road trips with his wife, visit Facebook offices, meet
teachers and scientists, and stop in small towns and universities.
Some believe that such plans indicate Zuckerberg’s intention to pursue government service. A month ago, unsealed court filings revealed that he and two board members had discussed how Zuckerberg might pursue a political career, at the same time retaining control of the company. On Christmas Day, Mark also revealed that he is no longer an atheist (one of the biggest liabilities a presidential candidate can have), wishing everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from his family and himself, and then, when asked whether he was an atheist, he replied he wasn’t. Zuckerberg said he was raised Jewish and currently believes that religion is very important.
The observers also remind that Facebook boss made his first step into politics when the lobby group Fwd.us was launched in 2013 to support immigration reform and expand the H1B visa program, which is largely used in Silicon Valley to hire skilled foreign employees. Zuckerberg is also known for his philanthropic efforts with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, through which he was going to spend $3bn to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases”.
On the other hand, one may notice that Facebook CEO has tried to avoid the appearance of political bias, even as Facebook has been involved into political controversies – for example, the social network has been in the news for a while due to widespread accusations that it failed to tackle fake news which somehow influenced the outcome of the US presidential election.
Some believe that such plans indicate Zuckerberg’s intention to pursue government service. A month ago, unsealed court filings revealed that he and two board members had discussed how Zuckerberg might pursue a political career, at the same time retaining control of the company. On Christmas Day, Mark also revealed that he is no longer an atheist (one of the biggest liabilities a presidential candidate can have), wishing everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from his family and himself, and then, when asked whether he was an atheist, he replied he wasn’t. Zuckerberg said he was raised Jewish and currently believes that religion is very important.
The observers also remind that Facebook boss made his first step into politics when the lobby group Fwd.us was launched in 2013 to support immigration reform and expand the H1B visa program, which is largely used in Silicon Valley to hire skilled foreign employees. Zuckerberg is also known for his philanthropic efforts with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, through which he was going to spend $3bn to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases”.
On the other hand, one may notice that Facebook CEO has tried to avoid the appearance of political bias, even as Facebook has been involved into political controversies – for example, the social network has been in the news for a while due to widespread accusations that it failed to tackle fake news which somehow influenced the outcome of the US presidential election.
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