Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Facebook Can Replace Church

Maureen Collins | June 28, 2017
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Mark Zuckerberg might actually think he's God. 

Think I'm exaggerating? The 33-year-old Facebook founder said that his social media website could eventually replace church in society. At a Facebook event last week, Zuckerberg commented on how "membership in all kinds of groups has declined," and how Facebook can fill that gap. 

"A church doesn't just come together. It has a pastor who cares for the well-being of their congregation, makes sure they have food and shelter. A little league team has a coach who motivates the kids and helps them hit better. Leaders set the culture, inspire us, give us a safety net, and look out for us."

Zuckerberg pitched a project his social media platform has been working on that will suggest "meaningful" groups for users to join.

"If we can do this," he said, "it will not only turn around the whole decline in community membership we've seen for decades, it will start to strengthen our social fabric and bring the world closer together." 

That seems like a tall order. But not to Zuckerberg, who, according to CNBC, plans to get 1 billion users into "Facebook communities." 

This week at the Aspen Ideas Festival, many began floating around the idea of Zuckerberg as a presidential candidate in 2020. If this idea has any teeth, Zuckerberg might have to renounce his title as Supreme Ruler of Facebook in order to avoid a conflict of interest. 

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