Cast your minds back to July 2020. It's safe to say that in the midst of a global pandemic and with people so vehemently divided on everything, the world wasn't much of a fun place.
But there is one person who gave us all a good chuckle; Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Last summer, the billionaire social media mogul left all of his Facebook friends baffled when he was photographed wearing a comical amount of sunscreen while surfing in Hawaii.
Looking like Robin Williams in that cake scene from Mrs. Doubtfire, the 36-year-old became an instant meme. Ironically, that much sunscreen couldn't stop him from getting... burned.
But now, Zucks has finally provided an explanation for his Joker-like look, and we'll leave it up to you to decide if it was a good idea or not.
Speaking with Instagram head Adam Mosseri in an Instagram Live chat, Zuckerberg explained that, yes, as a pale-skinned person, sunblock is important. But then Mark shared his other motive:
"I really should have thought that one through more. I noticed there was this paparazzi guy following us and, so I was like, 'Oh I don't want him to recognize me so you know what I'm gonna do? I'm just gonna put a ton of sunscreen on my face.'
"And that backfired."
It certainly did, Mark. It certainly did.
Yes, unsurprisingly, the world was still able to recognize the multimillionaire and founder of the largest social media platform in the world - and he soon became an iconic meme:
Taking everything in good spirits, Zuckerberg later added: "The delta between how cool you think you look and the worst photo a paparazzi can take is pretty funny."
"If someone wants to post a sunscreen meme, it’s cool. I’m happy to give the internet some laughs," he said.
It's not the first time the Facebook founder has been aware of himself, as back in 2014, Zuckerberg admitted in a live Q&A: "My goal was never really to make Facebook cool. I am not a cool person. And I’ve never really tried to be cool."
