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1. toasty228 · 1790617436 · focus · HN ↗

   A few days ago I learned Dana White (UFC's CEO) is on meta's board of directors, nothing will surprise me now.

   1. tudelo · 1790620414 · focus · HN ↗

      Dana White turned a failing company into billions of dollars. Really, I think you are underestimating his ability.

      1. dgellow · 1790621679 · focus · HN ↗

         I’m pretty sure it’s more about his close connection to Trump

         1. nailer · 1790622581 · focus · HN ↗

            That was part of it, back in the early 2000s when people considered MMA "human cockfighting" (but bizarrely, boxing was OK) Trump let the events go on at his venues, however Dana is a pretty formidable businessman regardless of the connection to Trump.

            1. Traster · 1790623323 · focus · HN ↗

               No one has actually said that Dana White is a bad business man. It's just very difficult to believe that's the reason he was appointed to the board of a social media company on the same day that Donald Trump was inaugurated. If he was so consequential why wasn't he named to the board on Jan 7th 2021? I think we know why.

               1. nailer · 1790631461 · focus · HN ↗

                  There's been a rightward shift in tech and culture (eg, children identify much less as transger and bisexual than a few years ago), it's likely Facebook is aligning with that.

                  1. 0xy · 1790662351 · focus · HN ↗

                     Zuck spends billions on funding for left aligned causes while spending basically nothing on the reverse. He's a chameleon that merely takes the appearance of a centrist when need be. The money doesn't lie though.
         2. binlog · 1790628134 · focus · HN ↗

            And Zuck’s sudden interest in MMA/boxing/Jiu Jitsu as part of his “alpha male” rebranding.

            1. samuria · 1790645370 · focus · HN ↗

               Huh, taking care of your body, being interested in a sport, and not being a robot is now labelled as an alpha male?

               1. solid_fuel · 1790661933 · focus · HN ↗

                  >> And Zuck’s sudden interest in MMA/boxing/Jiu Jitsu as part of his “alpha male” rebranding.

                  > Huh, taking care of your body, being interested in a sport, and not being a robot is now labelled as an alpha male?

                  You're doing a lot of projecting here.

                  1. nailer · 1790793015 · focus · HN ↗

                     The sentence equating fitness with being 'alpha male' was from binlog.

                     1. solid_fuel · 1790808043 · focus · HN ↗

                        You may wish to read the thread more carefully, because you are mistaken. If after carefully rereading the thread you still believe you are correct, please explain exactly what part of this sentence:

                        > “And Zuck’s sudden interest in MMA/boxing/Jiu Jitsu as part of his “alpha male” rebranding”

                        equates general interest in fitness with being an “alpha male”. Because to me it is pretty clearly referring to the interest in combat sports, not fitness.

                        1. nailer · 1790847649 · focus · HN ↗

                           Combat sports are a type of fitness. You know this. Pretending otherwise is a waste of everyone’s time.

                           1. solid_fuel · 1790885050 · focus · HN ↗

                              Criticizing a subset is not the same as criticizing the whole set. You know this. Pretending otherwise is a waste of everyone’s time.

                              All this requires is basic reading comprehension and a willingness to not read into statements things that weren’t stated.

               2. dxxmxnd · 1790689295 · focus · HN ↗

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