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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism | Sarah Wynn-Williams
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"Careless 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 Times An explosive memoir charting one woman's 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 Zuckerberg's reaction when he learned of Facebook's role in Trump's 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 decade--told 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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The book Zuckerberg does not want people to read. The author cannot promote it but Macmillan can sell it- The story is on my IG if anyone is interested.
Anyone one else hear about this book?
#taxtherich #noologarchy

seibelsays It is WILD that the author can't promote the book. 2d
Gissy #BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin #17 -book from BOM @TheAromaOfBooks #ISPyBingo January (“a novel”) #FictionalTraveler January-someplace cold @JulieClair #GoodReadsAroundTheYear prompt #1 (some image with letter A,T or Y- T= tower😜) #UltimateReadingChallenge2025 prompt #35 =standalone @Faranae 2d
jen_the_scribe I have not heard of this one, but this is one of many reasons why I love Litsy. Word of mouth gets more books read than anything else. Stacked, and I plan to share my insights on it when I do read it. 2d
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TheBookgeekFrau I ordered it Saturday right after I saw something on instagram about the author not being able to promote it on Meta platforms. 2d
Bookwormjillk It was in a bookshop.org email when it came out. I put it on library hold based on the blurb, but this makes me want to buy a copy. 2d
lil1inblue I stacked the book as soon as I read your first sentence. My loathing of Zuckerberg (and most tech bros) knows no bounds. I will be buying multiple copies of this book. 2d
DogMomIrene My library doesn‘t have a copy yet. I hit that Notify Me tag in Libby and I‘ll let that cook. If I get itchy to read this one, I‘ll buy it. Because Zuck just disgusts me. I‘m surprised more of his employees aren‘t telling their tales. I‘m thinking there‘s a market for them and I‘d guess different people from different areas with various levels of access would have things to share🤞🏼 2d
Cuilin There is a TikTok account reading excerpts from it!!!! 2d
Deblovestoread As soon as I read she couldn‘t promote it I ordered a copy. B&N had it at $5 off when I ordered mine. 2d
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 13h
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Wynn-Williams‘ memoir may not tell you anything you couldn‘t already guess about Zuckerberg, Sandberg, & Facebook but the story of her years at FB, going from naive idealist to disillusioned, is still entertaining, informative, & maddening. Growth at all costs, admiration for weaponization of Facebook in 2016 election, acquiescence to everything China wants as they try to get FB into the country, Myanmar, and much more…it‘s all there & it‘s ugly.

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫 4d
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Meta sued to prevent the author of a tell-all book from promoting her work. So Sarah Wynn-Williams can't go on talk shows or be interviewed about her new book Careless People, which was released March 11 and is available now whenever books are sold. What a shame that she can't get the word out about what is being called an "explosive dispatch" covering "seven critical years" at Facebook. How ever will people learn about this book now? ?

Suet624 I had no idea this was happening. 6d
vivastory Zuckerberg is really turning into a Musk understudy 6d
ChaoticMissAdventures This is how the book community can really come together. In my area my library has a several months wait list for it! I got in the queue. 6d
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Bookwormjillk I saw this in an email from bookshop.org this week. Had no idea this was happening. I have it on hold from the library. 6d
ImperfectCJ I saw it on Ron Charles's book newsletter and immediately ordered a copy on bookshop.org 6d
AmyG Thanks for the heads up. 6d
marleed Thanks - just placed a hold on it! 6d
Zuhkeeyah I‘m a bookseller and will happily get this book on people‘s radars 6d
thecheckoutstack Just requested at my library 6d
Clare-Dragonfly I just put it on hold. There are 27 people ahead of me 😁😁 6d
MemoirsForMe Just read about this in a Book Riot newsletter. Let‘s show them the power of us readers by making it a bestseller. 🙌🏻💪🏻 5d
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