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Facebook founder’s flotilla fascinates, infuriates Seattle

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·Alex Halverson·2 days ago
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It was a perfect storm of terrible optics for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. As thousands of Meta employees processed layoffs, including almost 1,400 in the Seattle area, Zuckerberg’s superyacht floated through the ship canal and docked in Lake Union. Then another ship came. News of the ludicrously capacious Launchpad, Zuckerberg’s $300 million megayacht, landed like a thud to Seattleites on Tuesday. Social media was ablaze with people saying the Meta chief’s wealth on display as the company was undergoing enormous cost-cutting was distasteful. The western shoreline of Lake Union where Launchpad moored is a few blocks from one of Meta’s remaining Seattle offices, in a building called Dexter Station where 299 employees have been laid off since October, according to state filings. The ship, which is hard to miss, is docked right next to Westlake Avenue North and the parallel pedestrian and bicycle friendly Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop.…

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