A celebrity enters the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 300 wearing a loose white top, a gold chain and flanked by UFC boss Dana White and actor Jared Leto.
We’re not describing a rapper, an NFL player, or a movie star: this was Mark Zuckerberg last week.
At 39, the billionaire Facebook founder is undergoing a midlife makeover.
Known for his gaunt, pale, sandal-wearing exterior, Zuckerberg is now reinventing himself with fur coats, diamond chains and a ripped body.
Zuckerberg peaked on Thursday when he posted a video showing off Meta’s artificial intelligence technology, revealing a scruffy, bearded appearance.
The public had an overwhelming reaction to Zuckerberg’s AI-generated appearance, with one person saying: “[He] It went from Mr. Steal Your Data to Mr. Steal Your Girl.’
Mark Zuckerberg released a video promoting Meta’s AI technology and received positive responses to his fake facial hair and tanned skin. Pictured: AI-generated image of Mark Zuckerberg.
Mark Zuckerberg has revamped his outfit, donning gold chains and fur coats while moving away from his standard T-shirt.
Mark Zuckerberg (center) trained with UFC champions Israel Adesanya (left) and Alex Volkanovski (right)
Mark Zuckerberg went from a pale, skinny Harvard University student (pictured) to a gold chain-wearing bodybuilding UFC fighter.
In the late 2010s, Zuckerberg was public enemy number one, who remembers interrogations in Congress over data scandals and the sale of data and personal information of up to 87 million users to companies.
He was pale, sickly looking and often uncomfortable, he wore a simple T-shirt and jeans and most of his photos on social media were just of him and his family.
Now he’s getting close to fighters, women find him attractive, he hangs out with right-wing people like White and other UFC fighters, despite being a democratic mega-donor.
At the same time, Facebook is suffering. for his role in the January campaign congressional child safety hearing and accusations that the social media platform is negatively affecting children’s mental health.
However, instead of focusing on Meta’s first-quarter earnings report and returning Facebook to its former glory or the new Meta AI app, Zuckerberg is being recognized for a fake photo posted online.
Facebook recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, which has experienced ups and downs and many scandals.
Heather Muñoz recently visited ‘Zuck’s’ Instagram page to see the social media site’s progress, but was surprised to discover otherwise.
“I came here to see what Mark is doing in the future of social media and all I see are a bunch of posts about his favorite hobbies,” Muñoz shared on the site.
‘Shouldn’t Mark think like a CEO at least some of the time?’
Another user commented on one of his photos saying: ‘I love that Mark has time for this. Meanwhile, my 20-year-old Facebook profile and business page have been hacked and Meta has been of no help in getting them back under my control.’
But it seems Zuckerberg’s appearance matters more than the suspicious light cast on his platforms.
From the clumsy college student who invented Facebook in his Harvard University dorm room to the UFC bodybuilding fighter he has become today, Zuckerberg’s transformation has been nothing short of astonishing.
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Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share an update on Meta’s AI technology last week that showed an edited image of himself with a scruffy beard and tanned skin that many people believed was real.
His surprise at the change was palpable, with people focusing on the chain around his neck and his facial hair, while others simply called him a “sandwich.”
Zuckerberg has also recently grown his hair long and is wearing jewelry for the first time. He and his wife Pricilla were mocked for showing up to a mafia-style UFC fight.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook from his dorm room at Harvard University in 2004 (pictured)
Mark Zuckerberg returned to college and graduated in 2017 after dropping out of Harvard when Facebook took off in 2004.
Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan were dressed to impress for Anant Ambani’s million-dollar watch last month during a lavish pre-wedding party called “lovely” by partner Ivanka Trump.
The AI-generated image contrasts sharply with that of the clean-shaven Meta CEO, who began donning fur coats and designer sweaters, leaving many people wondering if he had gotten a stylist.
Dressing down “is very much in play,” Andrew Weitz, a Los Angeles-based executive style consultant, told the Wall Street Journal.
Executives “are dressed better, or what they wear is just different,” he said, adding: “They don’t want to look like everyone else.”
Zuckerberg impressed the masses when he showed off a shirtless photo last year, alongside UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski before stepping into the ring to train.
In it mail, Adesanya wrote: ‘No fugazi with Mark. This is a serious matter!!
Silicon Valley has been famous for tech moguls wearing more simplistic outfits to focus on their product, dating back to Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Zuckerberg even spoke about the issue in a 2014 statement. facebook forumsaying he wore a t-shirt every day because “I really want to clear up my life so I have to make as few decisions as possible, other than how to best serve this community.”
However, those simple T-shirts still cost the CEO around $300 each.
The appearance was supposed to be synonymous with “a carefully constructed image and narrative used to reinforce their myths,” said Venky Ganesan, a partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures. New York Times.
There has been a myth that wearing a simple outfit means those who work in the world of technology are focused on providing an honest, well-thought-out and secure product, but Ganesan told the outlet: “The playbook is changing.”
In January, Meta’s chief executive appeared before Congress to address allegations that the social media platform had had a major impact on the mental health of young people, causing depression and, in some cases, deaths.
During the hearing, Zuckerberg apologized to parents and families who said their children had died because of social media-related issues.
“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” Zuckerberg said at the hearing.
“No one should have to go through the things their families have endured, and that’s why we’ve invested so much and will continue to make industry-leading efforts to make sure no one has to go through the kinds of things their families have endured.” “. “The families had to suffer.”
The child safety hearing was not the first time Facebook came under fire after gaining international attention for selling user data between 2011 and 2015 to more than 60 companies, including Nike, AOL, UPS and the dating app Hinge.
The question remains whether Zuckerberg can change his name enough to rebrand his platform as the positive social media apps he marketed himself on in his small Harvard dorm room.