Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

By Sarah Wynn-Williams

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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Published Mar 11, 2025

400 pages

Average rating: 7.34

395 RATINGS

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Readers say *Careless People* offers a compelling, eye-opening look into how greed and systemic failures have corrupted Big Tech, with many expressing...

Gabriela-in-Amherst
8/10 stars
It was fascinating to read this insider view of the emergence of the Facebook empire and the terrible people who helped create it. However, it was unsettling that the author was disparaging the people and their actions that she, herself, remained working with for many years - only until she is let go. Our book group spent a lot of our discussion time on this possible contradiction.
Dmar Smyth
7/10 stars
Well written and extremely engaging.
Fonky_Brewster
8/10 stars
Buddy, I'd have walked out on that job after the 1st trip to Japan, money be damned.
I'm not surprised that Facebook is run by horrible people - my God, we've realized this for a decade. But this memoir gives us some insight into just how callous the institution is.
Marcellus McSquiddles
4/10 stars
bla bla bla. where is the shark from the cover!
BillyWright
8/10 stars
brought me back to the good old days of social media (2012) when everyone thought technology would save the world. Then gave a detailed retelling of how greed disrupted that. Good but not great. full of excuses

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