Theres political calculus to Mark Zuckerbergs MAGA makeover but its also letting him be him: source

When Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg in the Oscar-nominated 2010 film “The Social Network,” he nailed the Facebook founder’s early signature look: slight build, nondescript haircut, gray Gap hoodie.But now, Ben Mezrich, whose book “The Accidental Billionaires” inspired the movie, told The Post:  “If we do a sequel [to ‘The Social Network’], Jesse will have to hit the gym.”Over the past year, Zuckerberg, 40, has undergone a transformation that the New York Times and Vanity Fair have termed his “MAGA makeover.”He’s grown his hair out into a modified mullet, ditched the hoodie for trendy Balenciaga T-shirts and prominent gold chains, and taken to wearing a $900,000 Greubel Forsey watch. After famously driving a Honda Fit for years, he boasted about designing a custom Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT minivan for his wife, Priscilla; he’s also bulked up, big time, as part of his obsession with MMA training.“He has gone through a transformation and has become a cool looking dude with the gold necklace and [affinity for] the UFC.It’s the new Zuckerberg,” Mezrich said.

“It’s kind of like when guys don’t have style, but they come into some money and they work out and they’re putting on muscle.Like, all of those young Joe Rogan-wannabe fitness guys,” Ronny Estrella, a fashion designer and stylist, told The Post of Zuck’s new look.But it’s more than just his style. Zuckerberg, in an interview with Joe Rogan released Friday, exuded alpha-male energy.

“A lot of the corporate world is pretty culturally neutered.I think having a culture that celebrates aggression a bit more has its own merits that are positive,” Zuckerberg said, crediting his love of martial arts as helping shift his views on corporate culture.  The Meta CEO sent shock waves through the tech world and beyond last week when he announced the decision to drop fact-checking and restrictions on free speech on its apps, opting instead for X-style communit...