Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power Greed and Lost Idealism
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#1 New York Times BestsellerCareless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods." -Jennifer Szalai, The New York TimesWhen one of the worlds most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book amid other alarming attacks on free speech in America like this its time to pull out all the stops. Ron Charles, The Washington PostAn explosive memoir charting one womans career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite.Sarah Wynn-Williams tells the wrenching but fun story of Facebook, mapping its rise from stumbling encounters with juntas to Mark Zuckerbergs reaction when he learned of Facebooks role in Trumps election. She experiences the challenges and humiliations of working motherhood within a pressure cooker of a workplace, all while Sheryl Sandberg urges her and others to lean in.Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decadetold in a sharp, candid, and utterly disarming voice. A deep, unflinching look at the role that social media has assumed in our lives, Careless People reveals the truth about the leaders of Facebook: how the more power they grasp, the less responsible they become and the consequences this has for all of us.
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"I'm boosting this book because Zuck REALLY REALLY hates that it's out there and is doing all he can do to squash it. Yeah, I know. I'm just a contrarian.-- And now, I'm here after reading an insider's accounting of What Facebook Is.And honestly, the title really says it all. Sarah hopped on board early on, idealistic as hell about WHAT Facebook could have been: a platform to reach out and connect people, to boost important messages, to change the world. She was a true believer. And it took some "
"always looking for more reasons to hate social media.by now, it's become clear that many things once thought were cool—jeggings, that foundation that's the texture of a mousse, social media, mark zuckerberg—are the worst. this book, which sets out to tell us about the uncoolness of the latter two, is in that way not surprising.at first, as it followed our narrator's heady first days at facebook, i was captivated. i've seen the social network many times and was ready for all the anecdotes about z"
"Great, and very apt title. Tore through this in a day. I don't particularly care about tech memoirs but this one was really interesting, a look at how a woman went to Facebook full of idealism about how the platform could change the world, and then realized that it was a company led by careless, craven, and callous people. There are a great many moments were I gasped and was just agog. You think you've heard it all about these kinds of folks but there's always something more to discover. What is"
"this was SO interesting and informative, exactly why i love non-fiction so much! this follows sarah's career working for Facebook and all of the INSANE experiences she has had herself, but also what she has witnessed Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook execs do and say... your jaw will be on the floor multiple times.. listened on audio and loved her narration! (i typically don't rate memoirs, but this one is getting a 5 star because Meta is trying to get this book taken down and i think it needs "
"oh, Meta doesn't want us reading this book? They're forcibly stopping promotion? Sure do wonder what they could be trying to hide..."
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