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A viral meme is circulating on X (formerly Twitter), poking fun at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s alleged tendency to emulate ideas from other platforms. The 28-second video, featuring a classroom scene with tech billionaire Elon Musk and Zuckerberg, sparked laughter and commentary across the social media platform.
The meme showcases Zuckerberg in a classroom setting, glancing at Musk’s notes in a seemingly innocent manner. However, when Musk catches him in the act, Zuckerberg feigns innocence, creating a humorous take on allegations that he copies ideas from other businesses.
The meme’s humor stems from real-world instances where Zuckerberg’s Facebook has been accused of replicating features from rival platforms as pointed out in the comment section by a user. This includes Facebook (FB) – MySpace, FB Marketplace – Craigslist, FB Dating – Tinder, Instagram (IG) Stories – Snapchat, IG Reels – TikTok, Verification – Twitter, and the more recent one, Threads – X.
X users have responded with laughter and witty commentary, highlighting the irony and creativity of the meme. Many users have shared their own experiences or observations related to Zuckerberg’s alleged copycat behavior, adding to the humor and relatability of the meme.
The meme shared by the X account which uses the handle @nfkmobile, has, so far, received over 644,000 views, 8,100 Likes, and around 1,500 retweets.
While memes are often seen as lighthearted entertainment, they also serve as a platform for discussing larger topics and trends. This one sheds light on debates surrounding innovation, competition, and originality in the tech industry, sparking conversations and reflections among social media users.
This meme is particularly noteworthy as Meta, under Zuckerberg’s leadership, unveiled this week, details about its newest iteration of a custom computing chip for artificial intelligence. Termed the “next-generation” Meta Training and Inference Accelerator, this chip is part of a series of custom-made chips that Meta introduced last year.
