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The thing is, I think people are starting to see through Mark to his real motivations. The "baby announcement" was clearly written by a PR firm. It just doesn't feel genuine.

I want to believe but this does really look like a PR move / "power fund".

Here is what genuine sounds like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wug9n5Atk8c

Seriously, after watching that (jump to 3:30 to skip the Stanford rah rah stuff). It is hard to believe that Gates is not all-in on making the world better with this foundation.

⬐ wildmusings

Given all of the hostility that's constantly directed at him and Facebook, I don't blame him one bit for running everything through a PR firm. Navigating irrational mobs is part of what PR firms do.

⬐ stephenr

He chose to make a public statement, no one forced him to.

Also, the hostility directed at Zuckerberg and Facebook is not "irrational". His company uses the banner of "providing internet access to all" to try to create a stranglehold on how the worlds poorest people get access to information.

That's basically Elliot Carver from 007:Tomorrow Never Dies. In case you haven't seen it and the general concept of a single company having such a massive amount of control over access to information doesn't tip you off: Carver is the bad guy in the movie.

⬐ makeitsuckless

> the hostility that's constantly directed at him and Facebook

Methinks you are confusing cause and effect.

⬐ kylec

He must have hired a bargain-basement PR firm, too. The best PR firms put out stuff that doesn't seem like it came from a PR firm.

⬐ CyberDildonics

Pretty much although don't say that here, half the links are basically advertisements wrapped in articles.

Commencement address video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wug9n5Atk8c

Incredibly introspective and appropriate coming from one of the most successful people on earth.

http://youtu.be/wug9n5Atk8c?t=22m00s

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wug9n5Atk8c

⬐ dragos2

They must be real fun at parties.