r/technology Feb 21 '25

Social Media Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/mark-zuckerbergs-makeover-didnt-make-people-like-him-study-shows/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANAZlr-hGuhX1KqqPjBTkTce5FHYoTfozy456eW6cuu8YldzC5rpGfIlP07_a0jXdYc_eaaM6DrAXHX5G8e2xGc5SpbfTOxsJAwxR81w_TBGJlcjoLsVnZ8PWO1lNJgWgzm3MMz0BHDbCl-W5ehgrTueoJBD4LubB0aUd2ecJ39Y
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u/SuperToxin Feb 21 '25

But that’s the funny thing about him and baby elon, they want to be liked by people it seems.

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u/bizarro_kvothe Feb 21 '25

Does he need to be liked? Absolutely not. He likes to be liked. He enjoys being liked. He has to be liked. But it’s not like a compulsive need, like his need to be praised.

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u/coconutpiecrust Feb 21 '25

He should do likeable things, then. I thought he was smart. 

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u/Corona-walrus Feb 21 '25

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u/coconutpiecrust Feb 21 '25

Hahaha, I have never seen this. Thanks for sharing. 

According to Curtis Yarvin, this completely average awkward guy is crème de la crème of humanity 

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u/nanocookie Feb 22 '25

Lol this is some interdimensional cable material