Be The Nerd: Mark Zuckerberg Nails It
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a comment on the massively popular social network that outlined his goal to build an AI butler in 2016. In response to his post, Darlene Hackemer Loretto wrote that she tells her granddaughters to “date the nerd” in school because he may turn out to be a billionaire innovator like Zuckerberg.
While the comment was well-intentioned, it did suggest a rather archaic way for women to gain status and wealth – marry into it.
Zuckerberg’s response was pitch perfect. “Even better would be to encourage them to *be* the nerd in their school so they can be the next successful inventor!” he wrote.
Be the nerd. A good mantra for our times.