Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg known as himself the “most awkward person” – and admitted there’s one identify particularly the web has tagged him with that has harm his confidence.
Zuckerberg, 40, made the frank admission throughout an look on comic Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast that was printed on Monday after the host requested whether or not he had “ever felt socially awkward.”
“No, I’m really smooth,” Zuckerberg sarcastically replied.
“No, obviously, yes, I’m like the most awkward person,” Zuckerberg added. “People have been calling me a ‘robot’ online for 20 years. It does wonders for my confidence.”
Von replied by joking that Zuckerberg appeared like “a guy” who had “watched a video on how to be a ‘guy’ on YouTube or something,” drawing amusing from the Meta CEO.
The comic mentioned that individuals are “all awkward in different ways” and instructed there have to be environments the place Zuckerberg will not be awkward in any respect.
“I haven’t found those environments yet,” Zuckerberg joked.
The billionaire additionally shocked Von when he admitted to constructing an underground tunnel in Hawaii, which media reviews known as a “Doomsday bunker.”
“Zunkie got the bunky,” Von mentioned, earlier than itemizing off the issues he would do as a billionaire, which sarcastically occurred to incorporate constructing an underground tunnel.
“It’s more of an underground storage situation,” Zuckerberg mentioned, hitting again in opposition to “memes” suggesting he was establishing a “bunker.”
“It’s a good place to hide a little bit of dope,” Von mentioned, as he marvelled at photos of Zuckerberg’s property. “That’s what I would say, dude. That’s what I would do.”
“Well, you and I differ,” Zuckerberg mentioned.
