Facebook Latest Update News: Mark Zuckerberg Interview Shares More Gems From Founder's Mind

Social networking genius Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's co-founder and chief executive, once again made scintillating remarks – sometimes philosophical, sometimes frivolous -- that serve to enlighten people not only on the ways of Facebook but on the ways of modern society as well.

Addressing questions from Facebook users on Thursday during his second town hall meeting at his company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and live-streamed on the web, Zuckerberg made several eyebrow-raising and smile-inducing statements.

Asked if he has thought about helping people make connections not only in Facebook but in real life, too, the 30-year-old Zuckerberg expounded on the bigger reason why he created Facebook.

He said more than making new friends, Facebook is meant to "help people stay connected" to people they know or are dear to them. "What we're trying to do with Facebook is extend this fundamental human capacity for maintaining social relationships," he said.

"When I have the opportunity to see my wife or my mother in person, I'll take that. But people don't always have the opportunity to do that with everyone they'd like to," he added.

Zuckerberg bristled when asked if Facebook is just a waste of time. "I'm not sure I agree with the thrust of the question," he said. "Facebook is giving people a tool to stay connected with more people that they may not be able to do. I don't really think it's a waste of time at all. It's sad that it's considered a waste of time to cultivate relationships."

Here are some more gems from Zuckerberg's mind:

On what it takes to succeed:

"You're going to make mistakes no matter what you do. A lot of people focus on avoiding mistakes. Most of what we do is mistakes. You're successful because of only a few things you did well. Albert Einstein had this really pure idea of how the universe worked. His aesthetic view of the world led him to believe that black holes couldn't exist. He got that wrong. But nobody remembers he got that wrong, except me, now."

On allowing children to have Facebook accounts:

"I try to put myself in the shoes of having a child. On the one hand, I remember being real young and using technology and having a good sense of this stuff. I thought that was pretty positive. I think children are much more capable than we think. Bullying is really important and we try to make sure it doesn't happen on the platform. Having real names helps. I would want my children to use technology because it's one of the ways you become literate and acquire the tools of the modern world."

On the prospect of a "dislike" button in Facebook:

"Some people have asked for a dislike button because they want to be able to say 'that thing isn't good,' and we're not going to do that. I don't think that's socially very valuable, or great for the community. The 'like' button is a powerful way to sympathize or empathize with someone. I think giving people the power to do that in more ways with more emotions would be powerful, but we have to figure out the right way to do it."

On Facebook's role in making things better in the real world:

"Whenever there are important moments and tension around the world and in different countries, a lot of people turn to Facebook and social media ... We view it as our job to keep on making that as powerful a voice as we can for people."

On how Facebook can be applied effectively in the public sector:

"We recently launched Safety Check, which gives people a chance to tell friends and family they're safe when there's a disaster. We turned it on in the Philippines this week. Another is just enabling elected officials to communicate with the people they serve. I recently went on a trip to India and Indonesia to work on Internet.org Internet access. Both countries' leaders used Facebook in their election. We're just at the beginning here."

On why there are so many privacy updates:

"A lot of people wonder that. What we try to do is update the privacy policy about once a year to reflect the policy, technical, and business changes in the previous year. On the latest one, it used to be that Facebook was one product. Now Facebook offers a lot of different services–news feed, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and a handful more we're building. We just need to update our policy to make it clear how all these services will tie together. Also, technology advances like being able to do video or know where friends are requires that we decide what we're going to do with that information."

On his New Year's resolutions:

"It's too early! I could use some suggestions. I've taken them pretty seriously the past five years. I had one resolution that led me to cooking a lot. Another led me to learn Mandarin. I'm bad at languages. My resolution this year was to write one thank-you note to someone every day."

On what he likes on his pizza:

"My view on this important issue... is that as long as you're eating pizza, you might as well have fried chicken on top of the pizza. Next question!"