14 DAY TRIAL // It’s that time of the month when Facebook’s CEO takes some time off from his busy schedule to answer questions from those keen on finding out what the executive feels about recent events which have affected the company or just approach random topics people are particularly curious about.
Now that’s a fun way to celebrate your birthday as it just happens that the CEO turned 31 yesterday. However, these petty things don’t really matter when you hold the reins to one of the biggest tech companies in the world.
Zuckerberg doesn't care much about birthday celebrations, and the gift that he would really appreciate is being left alone. So, his devoted fans might want to refrain from invading his Facebook page with birthday wishes, he is not a big fan of them.
When asked about workforce diversity within the company, he admitted that they are not doing very well in that area, but that they are looking into ways to fix the issue.
He claims that one way to achieve this would be to convince more people, including women and minorities, to take up computer science. And what better way to do that than allowing them to play video games at a young age. This way they become more acquainted with technology and are, therefore, more prone to consider the idea of starting a career in this domain.
"It's why questions on gaming are important. Most of the engineers I know, who are some of the best engineers in the world, are self-taught," he said.
And if Zuckerberg says video games are good for children, then we should take his word for granted. After all, he is the founder of an online social networking service that made him one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
People had all sorts of questions ready
People present at his Q&A event also did some inquiries into the CEO’s "unique" sense of fashion and asked him whether he ever planned to give up his extremely popular grey T-shirt and jeans outfit.
Claiming that he doesn't like making decisions about what to wear, he argued that he feels comfortable with his current fashion choice, but that he might consider wearing a unitard or a onesie when as he grows older.
He also talked about the Oculus Rift which is set to launch in 2016, saying that he would like it to look more like regular glasses rather than "goggles or big headsets."