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What Traits Do Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman Share?

What character traits do polarizing tech visionaries like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman share beneath their public personas and business successes? Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Tik Tok…

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What character traits do polarizing tech visionaries like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman share beneath their public personas and business successes?

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48 Comments

  1. @xander6071

    July 25, 2025 at 12:01 pm

    Narcissism

    • @dyzzy2215

      July 25, 2025 at 12:03 pm

      Only correct answer

    • @VIXKOs

      July 25, 2025 at 1:37 pm

      @@dyzzy2215 I mean, they are all on the spectrum as well.
      I’m obviously not saying that everyone on the spectrum is a narcissist like these guys, but these guys aren’t your typical narcs either.

  2. @hamidakhan37

    July 25, 2025 at 12:03 pm

    All Are Zero Brain with lot of Money

    • @dkong123

      July 25, 2025 at 12:12 pm

      well they made money because they have a brain. Don’t be jealous of those who are suceeding

    • @strykebolten4485

      July 25, 2025 at 3:03 pm

      They created incredible inventions and or innovations that single handedly changed society and their respective fields as we knew it. If they are “zero brain” then what are you?

  3. @ISMsoccerboy

    July 25, 2025 at 12:14 pm

    Elons hubris is as incomprehensible as his level of wealth.

    None of us can really understand how large it is.

  4. @silentj624

    July 25, 2025 at 12:16 pm

    They dont care about what they do to people in any capacity

    • @nancydrew-qu7ox

      July 25, 2025 at 3:29 pm

      what did sam altman do to people

    • @silentj624

      July 25, 2025 at 3:43 pm

      ​@nancydrew-qu7ox you don’t think he cracked some eggs to make his omelet?

    • @nancydrew-qu7ox

      July 25, 2025 at 6:13 pm

      @@silentj624 what eggs? or does it make it easier to be a failure to believe that succesful people must be evil?

    • @silentj624

      July 25, 2025 at 6:20 pm

      ​@@nancydrew-qu7ox*swoosh*

    • @noncatholiccatholicrat6309

      July 25, 2025 at 6:39 pm

      @@nancydrew-qu7ox It’s possible to be successful or rich and not be evil. But it’s impossible to be a billionaire and not be evil. It’s quite obvious if you look at the means they take and how they treat their employees and customers.

  5. @LeDrummerDu88

    July 25, 2025 at 12:17 pm

    They all have in common they’re billionaire cowards (pro-trump administration), they help eachother to get richer, their social media are designed to enhanced fachism and stupidity. The algorithm has to be under control

  6. @DemonEyes23

    July 25, 2025 at 12:22 pm

    A callous disregard for their fellow human beings?

  7. @ropro9817

    July 25, 2025 at 12:30 pm

    Altman isn’t an empath, he’s masquerading as one.

    • @VIXKOs

      July 25, 2025 at 1:38 pm

      100% you can see it in his eyes

    • @BlackCeII

      July 25, 2025 at 5:32 pm

      ​@@VIXKOsHe’s got serial killer eyes just like the Idaho college killer

    • @ropro9817

      July 25, 2025 at 5:32 pm

      @@VIXKOs His dead eyes and over tweezed eyebrows

    • @Wicak32

      July 27, 2025 at 5:49 am

      ​@@ropro9817
      He have uncanny valley face in my opinion.

  8. @Trueraider22

    July 25, 2025 at 12:52 pm

    Low t-levels.

  9. @TheGayAva

    July 25, 2025 at 12:59 pm

    They are terrible people that hoard wealth and treat people like tools

  10. @StarsAndDreamz

    July 25, 2025 at 1:25 pm

    They don’t mind stepping on people

  11. @Pindeckoo1

    July 25, 2025 at 1:28 pm

    Being rich

  12. @lalo.torres.mb0000

    July 25, 2025 at 3:06 pm

    wired should know better than to shill for rich people’s egos

    • @ConfidentlyUninformed

      July 27, 2025 at 7:41 am

      Lol, that won’t matter. And he didn’t exactly praise them

  13. @TallgrassMeander

    July 25, 2025 at 4:04 pm

    They’re builders? What has Elon Musk “built”?

    • @MaybeADingoAteYourHowwie

      July 26, 2025 at 11:56 am

      Only thing Elon helped build is modern day N@zis.

  14. @KTLaughter

    July 25, 2025 at 4:08 pm

    Sociopathy, narcissism, and luck of the draw

    • @pamelanred5053

      July 28, 2025 at 7:47 am

      This is the correct answer.

  15. @Karina-l8u

    July 25, 2025 at 5:42 pm

    this helped me more than any other vid

  16. @lumiimote

    July 25, 2025 at 5:42 pm

    Rich parents

  17. @Shards-of-Narsil

    July 25, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    More like malignant narcissists.

  18. @krich451

    July 25, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    They’re evil, that’s it.

  19. @SomePoserStoleMyName

    July 25, 2025 at 7:32 pm

    Let’s not forget that Elon didn’t found anything. He just buys his way into existing companies and bankrupt them. Then takes his golden parachute and move on.

  20. @JonasHortell

    July 25, 2025 at 9:27 pm

    Psychopathy.

  21. @VeeCPP

    July 25, 2025 at 10:07 pm

    You’re funny! Love the Elon dig, no path. Please do more, maybe not a short

  22. @Somebodytryingtowin

    July 26, 2025 at 3:38 am

    Tism

  23. @LanceBeckman

    July 26, 2025 at 8:37 am

    I’m proud to not have any idea who sam Altman is

  24. @mistwire

    July 26, 2025 at 12:08 pm

    They are sociopaths who will screw over the world for a buck.

  25. @lern2swim

    July 26, 2025 at 12:42 pm

    Sociopath and narcissism

  26. @lern2swim

    July 26, 2025 at 12:42 pm

    Sociopathy and narcissism

  27. @Farron6

    July 26, 2025 at 5:10 pm

    Weird eye contact rituals

  28. @agnieszkamarszalek8599

    July 26, 2025 at 5:42 pm

    Narcissistic assholes

  29. @Darkest_Soul_187

    July 26, 2025 at 6:36 pm

    They are all psychopats

  30. @benthomas1885

    July 26, 2025 at 9:43 pm

    Not ‘they are all shitbags who gave all of their lunch money to someone else and are now worshipped by imbeciles’ then??

  31. @jillingtondubz

    July 27, 2025 at 1:40 am

    They’re nepo baby white men!

  32. @heathert8895

    July 27, 2025 at 2:40 am

    They are all aliens wearing skin suits.

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