It’s Mark Zuckerberg’s world and we all just live in it.
The billionaire Facebook founder posted a Fourth of July video that showed him in a tuxedo, holding a Tallboy beer in one hand and an American flag in the other, surfing while Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 hit “Born in the USA” plays in the background.
The post had garnered more than 173,000 likes and 7,000 comments as of Thursday afternoon.
“Happy Birthday America,” Zuckerberg wrote in the caption, adding an American flag emoji.
Judging by the reaction on social media, this more than makes up for a similar video from three years ago, in which Zuckerberg surfed off the coast of Hawaii to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
While the 2021 version was widely mocked, Thursday’s video prompted widespread praise for “The Zach,” who has tried in recent years to shed his image as a stiff, awkward tech nerd and reinvent himself as a friendly, fun-loving guy with a beard and necklace who practices jiu-jitsu.
“As much as I hate to admit it, Mark Zuckerberg has a certain bossiness to him,” one X user wrote in response to Thursday’s video.
Another commenter wrote: “I don’t hate on this.”
“This is so sweet of him,” wrote another X user, adding an American flag emoji.
“This guy’s rebranding is extraordinary,” said another X commenter.
“The PR team working on Zuckerberg’s rehabilitation continues their undefeated streak,” added another X user.
Zuckerberg has plenty of reason to relax: $181 billion. 4th richest person on the Bloomberg Billionaires IndexThe company valued his net worth at $181 billion as of Thursday.
Since Jan. 1, the company’s stock price increase has added another $53.1 billion to his net worth.
Meta shares have risen nearly 50% since Jan. 1 as the company has aggressively pivoted to expand its artificial intelligence business while maintaining its dominance in digital advertising.
Meta’s shares tripled last year after Mr. Zuckerberg instituted cost-cutting measures, including laying off staff and eliminating middle management, to streamline operations in a move aimed at making 2023 the “year of efficiency.”
The Post has reached out to Meta for comment.
