Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
In a clip going viral on the internet, Mark Zuckerberg recalled the conversation with his daughter August Chan Zuckerberg on the Acquired podcast, saying the then-7-year-old told him she wanted to be like Swift when she grew up.
In the video, Zuckerberg said that he told her that option was not available to her. “I was like, ‘But you can’t, that’s not available to you.’” August has also been exploring technology on her own. Priscilla Chan said her daughter had created projects including a messaging app and apps similar to GeoCities and FarmVille. However, Chan said she limits what her daughters can make available online. “She’s quite limited, because Mom doesn’t let her build things that are open to the internet,” Chan said.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once had an unusual message for his young daughter after taking her to a Taylor Swift concert: she could admire the pop star, but she could not simply choose to become her. August, however, quickly turned the conversation into her own ambition, saying she wanted people to want to be like her when she grew up. His response was direct. In a profile of Priscilla Chan and Zuckerberg, Chan showed journalist Jeremy Stern some of her daughter’s creations on Replit, a platform used for coding. The projects also included marketing and sales plans.