Mark Zuckerberg, In It To Change the World?

schmidt349 submitted a story about Zuckerberg that might fly in the face of what you've heard of the guy in the past. "Award-winning New York Times journalist David Kirkpatrick's new book The Facebook Effect presents readers with a complex view of Facebook's founder and CEO. Primed by hours of conversation and research deep into the history of the social network, Kirkpatrick reaches the conclusion that money isn't a primary motivation for Zuckerberg, 'a coder more than a CEO, a philosopher more than a businessman, a 26-year-old who has consistently avoided selling out because he sees Facebook as his way to change the world.' Kirkpatrick deftly handles the controversy surrounding Facebook's sometimes cavalier attitude toward user privacy, and the result is a much more balanced and less sensationalist account of Facebook's past, present, and future."

Well Obviously.

[Adambomb]

This is true of course. He wants to change the world from one in which he has less money into one in which he has more money.

Re:Come on...

[Shin-LaC]

I'm not surprised. If I had a million kabillion dollars, I'd hire my own scribe too.

Things Motivating a 26 year old programmer

[sycodon]

1. Creating cool programs
2. Get girls
3. Make money
4. Get more girls

Zuckerberg, this Paris Hilton of the web...

[broknstrngz]

He was lacking a chihuahua, so TPTB created David Kirkpatrick.

Re:Well Obviously.

[asukasoryu]

I'm with you. I hate Facebook. I hate talking to my family, I've disowned most of the friends I've ever had, and I certainly don't want to talk to anyone from high school, my childhood, or friends of people I've had minimal contact with. If I want to interact with someone, I do it without posting details about my life on the interwebs. How can you put something on the internet and complain about privacy? Independent is the way to be.

Re:Well Obviously.

[Anonymous Coward]

Welcome to Slashdot, you'll fit right in.

Re:see Craigslist

[eln]

They can't afford decent website designers?

Re:not motivated by money?

[Anonymous Coward]

Chaaaaaarrlieeee, Mark Zuckerberg's a candy mountain!