reveals why he made 1.3bn people switch to the Messenger app
Zuckerberg spent a little over an hour responding to submissions,
touching on everything from his not-so-interesting wardrobe choices to
his thoughts on 'The Social Network.'
Here are some of the most interesting highlights:
Is Facebook becoming boring or losing its charm?
"
My goal was never to make Facebook cool. I'm not a cool person, and
I've never really tried to be cool," Zuckerberg said, laughing along
with the audience. "Our goal isn't necessarily to make it particularly
exciting to use; we want to make it useful."
He went on to compare the goal of the social network to electricity
and even water, saying "the ability to communicate and connect with
people should be [something] that people can rely on and have, but it
doesn't need to be in your face."
Why would you force us to install the messenger app?
The blunt question got Zuckerberg laughing, but he quickly got to it,
admitting that requiring users to install another app is "a big ask."
"We really believe this is a better experience," he said, adding that
more than 10 billion messages are sent everyday on Facebook. After the
company did some research, they found that the messaging apps people
used most were those that provided "dedicated, focused experiences."
Why do you wear the same grey tee-shirt every day?
Sheryl Sandberg made an appearance during the Q&A to clear up any
dirty laundry rumors, saying that yes, the CEO definitely owns and
wears multiple of the same shirt.
But as for why Zuckerberg feels it necessary to wear the notorious
outfit on, well, just about every occasion?
"I really want to clear my life so that I have to make as few
decisions as possible, other than how to best serve this community,"
he said.
Zuckerberg cited psychological theories positing that making lots of
small decisions - such as what you eat for breakfast or what you wear
- can take up a lot of energy.
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