Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
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.
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Readers say *Careless People* offers a critical insider view of social media giants, exposing corporate greed and ethical failures. Many praise its ey...
A must read. Careless People is a fierce, clear-eyed memoir that tears open Facebook’s inner machinery, exposing the truths the company worked to keep hidden. Sarah Wynn-Williams reveals a culture engineered to maximize engagement at any cost—even as leaders watched their platform fracture communities and deepen global divides.
At its center is betrayal: a mission built on connection and progress curdling into a system driven by ego, ambition, and profit. Wynn-Williams shows how Zuckerberg, Sandberg, and Meta’s top ranks abandoned their own ideals as power eclipsed responsibility—reshaping the world while distancing themselves from the damage.
The fallout is ours to live with: polarized politics, distrust, and a digital culture saturated with manipulation. This isn’t a tech story; it’s a societal one.
Careless People delivers moral clarity with the sting of hard truth. Once read, the world behind the screen looks very different—and impossible to forget.
Emjoyed the book, but the writing felt juvenile at times. I also felt that there wasn’t enough accountablility on the author’s part. I understand she’s a victim in many ways, but she also contributed to a lot of harm that she neglects to take any resposibility for. I also felt there was a lot of build up for addressing the the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar but very little discussion about it when we finally got there.
“When you have so many other people doing things for you professionally and personally, you stop taking responsibility for any of it.”
We all know that Facebook doesn't really care about helping people or making the world a better place. It's common knowledge that they continue to look the other way on dangerous and harmful things and in fact contribute to the problem in the name of selling ads. no surprise there.
It's all the personal trauma that the author went through that had me clapping my hand over my mouth.
“My conclusion: It was just that Joel, Elliot, Sheryl, and Mark didn’t give a fuck.”
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