In a recent interview, the actor who played Mark Zuckerberg in the movie “The Social Network” expressed his confusion about tech elites, including the Facebook founder, getting involved in politics instead of using their resources to make positive impacts on the world.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg, known for his portrayal of the Meta CEO, shared his thoughts on HBO “Real Time” about prominent tech billionaires supporting President Trump’s second term and questioned their impact on humanity.
“I look at it from a very specific perspective, which is, if you’re so rich and powerful, why are you not just spending your days doing good things for the world?” Eisenberg said.
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Actor Jesse Eisenberg criticized some of the tech elites and their new relationship with President Trump on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (Screenshot/”Real Time)
During Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, he formed alliances with tech giants like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and later Jeff Bezos of Amazon.
Following Trump’s victory, Bezos and Zuckerberg showed support for the president’s second term agenda. Bezos even voiced optimism about reducing regulation under Trump’s leadership.
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Zuckerberg, after significant contributions to the Democratic Party in 2020 and facing criticisms for social media censorship, found inspiration in Trump’s resilience during the campaign.
After Trump’s win, Zuckerberg announced changes to his sites’ fact-checking policies, opting for community notes instead.
All three tech moguls attended Trump’s inauguration, prompting Eisenberg’s bewilderment given his past role as a tech villain in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
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Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend the inauguration. (SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
“So it’s hard for me to understand the specifics of what they’re doing,” the actor said. He pointed to his wife’s activism, noting her work is a contrast to that of the tech elites.
“You know, I married a woman who’s like this amazing activist. All she thinks about all day is, ‘How can I help the people who are most in need?’ So when I watch these incredibly powerful people, I just think, ‘Why are you not spending your day helping people?'” he said, adding, “Why are you getting mired into this weird stuff — stuff I don’t really understand — and taking privacy concerns away, hurting people who are already hurting, marginalized people?”
Again, he said, “I’m just thinking, ‘Why are they not spending every day helping people?'”
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