(Left: Mark Zuckerberg. Right: Promotional poster for the movie The Social Network.)
Today, Ariana Huffington wrote an article titled, Troubled Times: When Mark Zuckerberg's Inspiring, Courageous Generosity Is Not Good Enough. In it, she laments the media's resounding conclusion that Zuckerberg's $100 million donation to the Newark school district is no more than savvy PR.
Whether he deserves it or not, Mark has always been pegged as the bad guy. Somehow the public must reconcile the fact that this alleged do-badder continues to successfully run one of the most highly valued companies today. While his company can seemingly do no wrong, garnering millions of users who can't live without the site, Zuckerberg as a person can do no right. And when he does right, it's interpreted as wrong.
I'm not trying to say that he's innocent or a saint, but something tells me we have bigger fish to fry. Example (much bigger):
(Photo from the LA Times.)
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