Mark Zuckerberg ‘feeling hopeful’ about America under Donald Trump
Optimism of Facebook boss flies in face of tech leaders who want Silicon Valley to secede from the United States
MARK Zuckerberg has said he is "feeling hopeful" after Donald Trump beat the pollsters and pundits to be named President of the United States.
The Facebook supremo's optimism stands in stark contrast to the attitude of the grumpy Silicon Valley billionaires who want California to secede after The Donald's astonishing success.
On his own Facebook page, Zuck wrote a post describing watching the election with his young daughter, Max.
He wrote: "Last night was Max's first election. She's got a lot of election nights ahead of her.
"Holding Max, I thought about all the work ahead of us to create the world we want for our children.
"This work is bigger than any presidency and progress does not move in a straight line."
The social network boss called for a renewed focus on "the most important opportunities of Max's generation" which includes curing "all disease, improving education, connecting everyone and promoting equal opportunity".
"[This] will take long term focus and finding new ways for all of us to work together, sometimes over decades," he added.
"We are all blessed to have the ability to make the world better, and we have the responsibility to do it. Let's go work even harder."
Zuck then concluded his post with a smiling emoji and the words "feeling hopeful".
However, Zuck's magnanimity was not matched by other members of the super rich tech elite.
Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist and co-founder of Hyperloop One, has drawn up a 25 page document detailing his plans for California to secede from the US to create the world's sixth largest economy.
He first announced the plans on election night, when The Donald's victory began to crystallise.
Since then, Hilary supporters have rioted on the streets and been filmed burning flags, setting fire to rubbish and angrily confronting Trump fans.
"It's the most patriotic thing I can do," he told CNBC.
"The country is at serious crossroads."
He even drew up a flag for the proposed new state, which features a large bear and a Soviet-esque red star.
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