Meta Platforms, Inc. META CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s appearance at a live
podcast event captured headlines as it managed to fill a stadium in San Francisco.
The Event Unveiled
The remarkable event was hosted by the renowned “Acquired” podcast at the illustrious Chase Center in San
Francisco on an eventful Tuesday night. This popular podcast, led by Ben Gilbert and David
Rosenthal, focuses on tech acquisitions and IPOs and currently sits at number 48 on Apple’s
podcast chart.
The impeccable Chase Center, usually home to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, can cater to more than 18,000
attendees. Unfortunately, the exact count of seats available for the podcast event was kept under wraps.
Tickets were swiftly snatched up at a base price of $50, reportedly selling out by the preceding Monday, as
per a Business Insider report citing the podcast.
Relevance of the Mega Event
The live podcast event coincided with the heightened national interest in the presidential debate between
former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. At the time of writing, the discourse
unveiled during Zuckerberg’s appearance was shrouded in mystery, awaiting its release with bated
breath.
Much buzz was generated not just by Zuckerberg’s words but also his sartorial choices with a self-designed
shirt sporting ancient Greek text that translates to “Learning through suffering.” This follows his
historically influenced fashion statement at his 40th birthday bash with a shirt reading “Carthago delenda
est,” Latin for “Carthage must be destroyed.”
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