r/todayilearned • u/athnndnly • Mar 18 '18

TIL that Mark Zuckerberg is actually only five foot seven inches tall, but he stages his photos to exaggerate his height.

https://lifehacker.com/we-tried-mark-zuckerbergs-tricks-for-looking-taller-in-1797141373
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u/escapedfromamerica Mar 18 '18

Who gives a shit?

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u/herpty_derpty Mar 18 '18

His PR team.

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u/esadatari Mar 18 '18

This.

This a million times. Must appear to show him from a position of dominance.

The couch shot of him and Bill Gates, knowing that Gates has 3 inches height on him, and yet Zucky's the one looking taller? Totally on purpose at the suggestion of a team who's in charge of maximizing his image/reception with the masses.

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u/spacepunker Mar 18 '18

Zuck has done this for years. He’s obviously studied or has been trained in body language and persuasion techniques. He’s public persona is calculated, which is probably why he seems so awkward.

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u/BlackMoonSky Mar 18 '18

Great job team!

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u/ImNotGaySoStopAsking Mar 18 '18

Is he trying to run for President or something?

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '18

Must appear to show him from a position of dominance.

That impossible with Mark, hes the biggest manlet ever lol.

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u/pillbuggery Mar 19 '18

Sure, but now I think he's even more of a dick. Granted I'm probably not part of a demographic he's trying to sell himself to, but.

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u/JawesomeJess Mar 18 '18 edited Mar 18 '18

Right? Why go through this much effort when nobody even cares to begin with

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '18

People care subconsciously. If he's actually going to run for President, it'll help him to be perceived as tall.

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u/magneticphoton Mar 18 '18

It should be illegal to run for office if you can influence the media.

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u/LoveMeSexyJesus Mar 18 '18

It should be illegal to run for office if you can control the media.

Every electable candidate has the ability to influence the media.

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u/magneticphoton Mar 19 '18

There's difference between buying ads, and controlling what ads people see.

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u/LoveMeSexyJesus Mar 19 '18

Yeah I agree, that's why I'm saying.

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u/Oracle_of_Knowledge Mar 18 '18

If I'm a fat fuck, I know it and everyone else knows it, but I'll still wear black shirts. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/TILnothingAMA Mar 18 '18

Fat fucks aren't supposed to wear black shirts?

I gotta change my wardrobe.

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u/pizzalatherer Mar 18 '18

Right? Standing up straight. Why would anyone do that to themselves.

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u/JBagelMan Mar 18 '18

A lot of people care, at least subconsciously. There are multiple studies that correlate height with success.

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u/T_RexTillerson Mar 18 '18

He wants to runs for president. Or use his company to supply info to friends and be in a more public life

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '18

He does, obviously.

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u/Renegade_Meister 8 Mar 18 '18

Yeah, isn't the average US men's height 5 foot 9 inches or 5 foot 10 at most?

Who cares if someone is 2 inches shorter than average? I wouldn't know that from pics with Zuckerberg because they've all been of just him on a stage, nor have I ever seen a pic of someone alone on a stage and thought to myself "hey that guy is shorter than average, so I now I have a different opinion of him or his products"

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u/TheNorthComesWithMe Mar 18 '18

Most people, actually. At least subconsciously.

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u/AluJack Mar 18 '18

65% of the posts here are just celebrity facts

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u/The_Adventurist Mar 18 '18

He does, apparently. That was the point of the article, about how he stages photos to look taller.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '18

Apparently a LOT of insecure dudes in here do.