In the hours following Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he wanted to build himself an AI butler for his home, just like the one Tony Stark has in "Iron Man," thousands of people gave the Facebook CEO the thumbs up for his personal challenge which many are saying may help to change the development of everyday AI and the 'Internet of Things' for everyone.
Thousands, too, chimed in and commented on Zuckerberg's original status but one in particular stood out enough to make Zuckerberg himself reply with the best message for young women in 2016 ever.
A grandmother, who thought Zuckerberg's achievements in technology and as a business owner was admirable, gushed on his post that she hopes her granddaughter would date the nerds at her school because one of them may very well turn out to be the next Zuckerberg.
For sure, a smart nerd like Zuckerberg would be someone any grandmother would be happy to see their grandkids dating, but he had some better words of advice for her to tell her granddaughter.
"Even better would be to encourage them to *be* the nerd in their school so they can be the next successful inventor," he said.
Did this nerd just level up in admiration points from empowered women everywhere?
Zuckerberg has been making great strides in Facebook for gender equality. At Facebook, he made headlines for expanding the benefits for employees who are new parents and his second-in-command at the social media and technology company, Sheryl Sandberg, is a vocal advocate of expanding the role of women in the workplace.
The grandmother who posted the comment on Zuckerberg's personal challenge post updated on her own Facebook profile how hands-on he must be to be able to read and respond to her meager post when he got over 20,000 replies on the thread. She also added that she does indeed encourage her grandkids to do well and she also had to do everything herself in her day.
Zuckerberg's advice is one all young women should take to heart when it comes to dating, and life in general. Don't just date the nerd — be the nerd!
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