Mark Zuckerberg Urges Kids to Drop Out of School on The Simpsons
Despite the fact that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't really take a beating in The Social Network -- unless being portrayed as a single-minded business genius who is smarter than everyone in the room is a "beating" -- his image rehabilitation tour is currently in full-swing. After giving Oprah Winfrey and Newark schools a check for $100 million last week, the Facebook CEO made his cartoon debut on The Simpsons last night...and promptly told everyone that school was for idiots.
During the episode, "Loan-a-Lisa," Lisa Simpson takes Nelson to an entrepreneur's convention and tries to convince the Springfield bully that staying in school is the path to success. Big mistake, as attendees like Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Richard Branson all dropped out of school. As Zuckerberg says, "I'll get the best kind of degree: Honorary, baby!" Watch the clip below and marvel at Zuckerberg's robotic line readings.
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As a Harvard University woman, I must admit that Mr. Gates and Mr. Zuckerberg are admirable entreprenuers. Moreover, they serve as sufficient examples that higher education must be utilized : CAUTIOUSLY and CREATIVELY ! Ironically, "education" is meaningless if " entreprenuership" is not merged with lectures, lessons, projects, assignments, exams, and term papers. Simply digesting information within a classroom, and hoping to graduate with an entitlement to success, is insanity. Consequently, those who possess such a mentality graduate with six fiqure school loan debt; unemployment; and dissapointment.
Again, congratulations to both men, especially for their tenacity and grit: they are GO-GETTER icons! Lastly, I am proud to be among the Harvard community, as even the ................................."DROP-OUTS" are intelligent enough to make " DOLLARS !"
Traci E. Thomas
CEO/New Thomas Technologies
Did Harvard teach you to write like that, or did you learn it all by yourself?
Oh man, somebody put a bullet in that show. I've heard better voice acting from athlete's PSAs.
Ohm Depot was funny though.
certainly I'm certain I'm not the only person to think so.