Title:
Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism / Sarah Wynn-Williams.
ISBN:
9781250391230
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Flatiron Books, 2025.
©2025
Physical Description:
xi, 382 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue -- Simpleminded hope -- Pitching the revolution -- This is going to be fun -- Auf Wiedersehen to all that -- The little red book -- What do we stand for? -- Show him a good time -- Running out of road -- Lady McNugget -- Only good news -- Road trip -- The body -- Stockholm syndrome -- Five settlers and one billionaire in Catan -- A simple request -- Just keep driving -- Going down in a blaze of glory -- Red flag -- PAC-man -- Slouching toward autocracy -- Billionaire time -- Hunger games for the 0.001 percent -- Making sure this thing flies -- California time -- Muppets and monsignors -- The Wicked Witch of the West -- Street fighter tactics -- Lean in and lie back -- Citizen Sanchez -- Poker face -- A heartwarming story -- What to not expect when you're expecting -- Do we have to go into this? -- The Facebook election -- Angry at the truth -- Rosebud -- Man of the people -- Let them eat cake -- Facebook feminist fight club -- Greetings from Beijing -- Our Chinese partner -- Respectfully, senator -- Move fast and break the law -- Emotional targeting -- A fish rots from the head -- Myanmar -- It really didn't have to be this way -- Just business -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"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" --Jacket sleeves.
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OCLC Number:
on1504756807
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