Say what you will, but living as a regular everyday normal guy will never be something that comes easily when you own the world’s third biggest website and your net worth is higher than that of an entire country – and Mark Zuckerberg is a living proof of this conundrum.
Seeking to reconnect with the regulars that made him stinking rich, the young Facebook lord announced earlier this year that he will be embarking on a new adventure that would involve him visiting all 50 states to interact with ordinary Americans as part of his New Year’s resolution.
Last week, Count Zuckerberg had a chance to scratch four states off his list, getting to see how factory workers in Michigan build cars…
It's my first time in Michigan, and my first stop was at the Ford Rouge Plant outside Detroit. I played a very small…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, April 27, 2017
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… talking to recovering drug addicts in Ohio…
I just sat down with people recovering from opioid addiction and people helping them get treatment in Dayton, Ohio.The…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday, April 29, 2017
… milking cows in Wisconsin…
I spent the afternoon with the Gant family on their farm in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. Jed Gant and his family raise…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, April 30, 2017
… and driving around Indiana with the mayor of the city of South Bend:
Driving around South Bend, Indiana with Mayor Pete Buttigieg, one of America's youngest mayors.
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday, April 29, 2017
But although the initiative aimed to close the gap between the Facebook chief and the masses, it seems it has made Zuckerberg’s estrangement with normality even more apparent – and the internet was quick to take the piss out of the billionaire.
While Zuck was out gracing us plebeians with his presence, the Twitterverse was running its own competition, incessantly dishing out ridicule at Zuckerberg’s painful attempts at normalcy.
Here are some of the best memes that came out of it:
"Beef of the past. I am Zuckerberg. Drink of this beef milk I have grabbed from the sustenance teats. Soon you shall be burgers. Glorious." pic.twitter.com/SQqf7EQ8SK
— TAke a look y'all: (@edzitron) May 1, 2017
Zuckerberg needs to stop acting like he's normal.
Everyone knows he's rich and doesn't eat green bean casserole and talk NASCAR— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 30, 2017
@mtracey looks like Zuckerberg agreed to have DARPA implant him with a chip; is he the first cyborg Manchurian candidate?
— Rachael Sotos (@arendtiana) May 1, 2017
Hello I’m Mark Zuckerberg and I enjoy providing nutrients to the protein units on my free time like a regular person pic.twitter.com/KKa5zWvTuI
— Mark Constantine (@vexmark) May 1, 2017
"Thank you fellow human for sustenance for Zuckerberg. This…sand witch? It is woefully inefficient yet makes my taste sensors live again." pic.twitter.com/BrRCikZtwu
— TAke a look y'all: (@edzitron) May 1, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg is touring the US to see how normal people live. Nothing strange here, just a friendly alien on reconnaissance.
— Nonso (@kilankopaul) April 29, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg has sworn to visit a normal family in every state.
Fools! He's performing genetic sampling, soon normies will be obsolete— WORLD FAMOUS KANTBOT (@KANTBOT10K) April 30, 2017
Hi there, it's me, normal human Mark Zuckerberg, just doin' things normal people and not presidential candidates do, like visit factories. pic.twitter.com/NG4J0ynIVC
— ◊ Elizabeth Mills (@ANRLizzy) April 27, 2017
What kind of "normal family" would let Zuckerberg into their home smdh
— nicole (@bibliographing) May 1, 2017
According to the terms of service, Zuckerberg owns all rights to the family. https://t.co/8u7XV9Vojk
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 30, 2017
Hit us with your own ‘Zuckerberg is normal’ jokes and keep the meme alive down in the comments!
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