“I wish Andrew Garfield had destroyed all his computers”: Mark Zuckerberg’s Masculine Energy Comment Makes the Best Scene in ‘The Social Network’ Even Better
Mark Zuckerberg may have co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, but as of late, the controversy he has been garnering through his comments has been nothing short of throwing dirt on his name and reputation. For one, the 40-year-old is under the limelight for all the wrong reasons for his chauvinist remarks.
Recently, Zuckerberg said some things that ostensibly hinted at his negative perspective toward “feminine energy” and encouraged “masculine energy” in companies. After reading that, fans can’t help but comment how this makes the best scene in The Social Network even better — the one where Andrew Garfield’s Eduardo destroyed Jesse Eisenberg’s Zuckerberg’s computer.
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent stunt is making a ‘The Social Network’ scene even better
For one who gained a lot of attention for becoming an icon to look up to, Mark Zuckerberg has been getting under the spotlight for some really controversial remarks lately. To start with, he recently made the comment about how he believes most companies need more “masculine energy” and have been neutered by “feminine energy.”
Appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Meta Platforms and Facebook said, “Masculine energy I think is good, and obviously society has plenty of that, but I think that corporate culture was really trying to get away from it.” Continuing, he added that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bit more.”
It’s like you want feminine energy, you want masculine energy. I think that that’s all good. But I do think the corporate culture sort of had swung toward being this somewhat more neutered thing.
At the same time, he also emphasized how he grew up with three sisters, has three daughters, and wants women to succeed in corporations, saying, “If you’re a woman going into a company, it probably feels like it’s too masculine. It’s — there isn’t enough of the energy that you may naturally have. You want women to be able to succeed and have companies that can unlock all the value from having great people no matter what their background or gender.”
While this latter part does underscore that he views “feminine energy” with considerable importance as well, the former part of his comment has been putting him under a lot of fire from netizens worldwide. To say the least, fans are now putting Zuckerberg’s exclusive move in light of the film The Social Network, which portrayed the founding of Facebook, starring Jesse Eisenberg as him and Andrew Garfield as his friend Eduardo Saverin.
In the movie, there’s a scene where Garfield’s Eduardo, after finding out that Zuckerberg had diluted his share of Facebook from 34% to 0.03%, goes ahead to trash his computer out of anger at his betrayal. That scene unarguably went down as the best scene in the entire movie, and now netizens are saying they wish he had destroyed all of his computers back then.
Fans react to Mark Zuckerberg’s exclusive comments on “feminine energy”
Of course, Zuckerberg’s exclusive comments aren’t sitting well with fans and are endowing him under considerable controversy. To say the least, a lot of netizens are expressing how Garfield’s Eduardo might as well have destroyed all of Zuckerberg’s computers in the movie when he had the time “while his Prada was at the cleaners.”
All in all, taking to X, here’s what they have to say:
Andrew Garfield rn: pic.twitter.com/l4k5SOUplT
— Alex Mathew (@AlexMat1288) January 13, 2025
Andrew Garfield had the chance to stop him, but he didn't. Instead he just played around as Spider-Man
— Wayne Waldrop (@WayneWaldropW) January 13, 2025
— no one special™ (@PETEandrepete_) January 13, 2025
Andrew should've smashed that laptop on his head
— Redlinked (@Redlinkeddd) January 13, 2025
Regardless, Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on “feminine energy” and “masculine energy” have ignited a firestorm of controversy, and fans creatively referencing the memorable scene from the iconic film which is in the talks to get a sequel aren’t really wrong either. As the backlash continues to grow, it remains to be seen how Zuckerberg will respond to the criticism.
Until then, you can stream The Social Network on Netflix.
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