# A Script for Mark Zuckerberg

> This is a strategic parallel essay dressed up as satire, and the trick works. By putting words in Zuckerberg's mouth, Thompson draws a clean line between labs selling productivity and Meta selling attention, arguing the two are not actually competing for the same dollar. The sharpest idea here is treating Meta's compute as a rentable asset that should be judged against what outside customers would pay, which turns an infrastructure debate into an accountability test.

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## Wortins' read

This is a strategic parallel essay dressed up as satire, and the trick works. By putting words in Zuckerberg's mouth, Thompson draws a clean line between labs selling productivity and Meta selling attention, arguing the two are not actually competing for the same dollar. The sharpest idea here is treating Meta's compute as a rentable asset that should be judged against what outside customers would pay, which turns an infrastructure debate into an accountability test.

## Source

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