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A review by fleeno
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
5.0
Sarah Wynn-Williams worked at Facebook from 2011 to 2018. She joined excited and full of ideas on how Facebook could connect people globally, however over time that excitement turned to dread as she realised connectivity was not the aim of the company, nor the people she was working for. From Arab Spring, the Myanmar genocide, dodgy elections in Philippines and USA, immoral advertising to under-age girls, and illegal operations in China, this is a scathing short history if Facebook operations. It is little wonder Zuckerberg has tried to stop this book being published, distributed, and advertised. Zuckerberg appears to be firstly a massive loser suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect. His team pander to him, let him win board games, and never hold him to account - even when he forgets his passport, it is someone else's fault. Sheryl Sandberg likewise is clearly shown to have her public persona and her real self. While she is telling women to lean in, she is demanding of her staff, uses Facebook resources for her own pursuits (like book tours) and make demands like setting up world wide organ donor networks - at one point saying if her four year old needed a kidney she should be able to go to Mexico and pop one in her handbag. What is weirder is her relationship with her workers, the intimate touching, sharing of beds, and buying lingerie for them to try on together is appalling. As is Wynn-Williams performance review when she is told she was not responsive to work questions whilst on maternity leave. Sarah appologises noting she was in a coma for part of her leave having nearly died in childbirth.
The title of the book is a reference to a line in The Great Gatsby, referring to Tom and Daisy Buchanan as "careless people," highlighting their disregard for others' well-being and their tendency to cause harm without facing consequences. it is a perfect title and explains the leadership at Meta perfectly. Reading this book, it is little wonder the world is in the state it is in. Leadership at one point questioned if they should support Germany's AdF party as fascist governments are easier for tech companies to work with. Is it a surprise we are seeing a rise in fascism world wide. This was a shocking read, as bad as I thought Facebook is - it is so much worse. Anyway, Zuckerberg doesn't want anyone to read this book so it's an automatic 5 stars and literally everyone should read this.
The title of the book is a reference to a line in The Great Gatsby, referring to Tom and Daisy Buchanan as "careless people," highlighting their disregard for others' well-being and their tendency to cause harm without facing consequences. it is a perfect title and explains the leadership at Meta perfectly. Reading this book, it is little wonder the world is in the state it is in. Leadership at one point questioned if they should support Germany's AdF party as fascist governments are easier for tech companies to work with. Is it a surprise we are seeing a rise in fascism world wide. This was a shocking read, as bad as I thought Facebook is - it is so much worse. Anyway, Zuckerberg doesn't want anyone to read this book so it's an automatic 5 stars and literally everyone should read this.