If Careless People proves anything, it’s that we, as individuals, need to be more aware of when we’re not just standing by and watching something harmful happen—but actively facilitating it. Sarah may not have been the mastermind behind all this, but she was an enabler. And for all her whistleblowing, she never really reckons with that. Which made it a fascinating but frustrating read.

Ghost written or not, this is a riveting read with something important to say. It links the dots between the many investigations and journalist efforts in the last decade about Facebook’s undeniable role in tilling, sowing, watering, ripening, and harvesting radical influences on everyone of all ages. Sarah would know best, but I question if this is careless at all … it seems all very carefully ignored or part of the plan by the most senior leaders of the company. It’s instructive in how money and power absolutely warp the realities of not just the powerful but everyone. There is nothing shocking about Mark’s blatant power grasping with world leaders the last 12 months. As with any big expose, I wouldn’t mind there being as many citations as possible and that is wholly missing in this book.

Oh my goodness. What can I write about this book that will convince you to purchase? First of all, it reads like a thriller. Second of all, it’s extremely well written. Thirdly, it’s hard to believe how people in power waste (because of their privilege) what good they could do vs. their horrible decisions, all in pursuit of money, more money and more power. And behind all of this is a woman wanting to do the honorable and right thing, being blocked at almost every corner. Bravo to the author. Every one should read this book.

Amazing read!

Then please post it to your Facebook account, tell others to read it, then delete your account. Please.

Meh…

These tech corporations are the darkness of our time. TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, etc…they are evil, vile, and vapid. This book might be about Zuckerberg’s specific flavor of narcissism and incompetence but rest assured that if you peeled up the rocks at any of these places you would see the exact same rot.

This is a very good read. The author is skilled and takes us through spaces ranging from very personal (baby delivering) through global (Davos, UN conclaves). She brings a sense of decency and cultural awareness to her observations of the internal workings of the top management at FB. Qualities the ‘careless people’ clearly do not share. I wish this book and its author the best of luck. For the rest of us - let’s not necessarily believe what we see online. DW

Careless people is about what happens when individuals take all of the power and wealth from their influence, but none of the responsibility. It’s also a reflection on feminism in the modern workplace - an example of leaders championing women’s rights publicly, while brushing them under the rug in practice. For the author, it’s a story of her slowly realizing how the world works, and how her dreams of making it better through Facebook slowly fall apart as she realizes the company doesn’t care about anything but itself.

Meta tried to shut this book down before it was even released. When a company tries to dismiss charges as “old news,” that translates to a confirmation. Statements like, "the book is full of lies," "the author has an agenda," or "the author is a known liar," are also confirmations of truth. When reading books like this ask yourself, "does this make sense, coupled with everything else you know?" If the answer is "yes," that's usually a pretty good indicator of a confirmation.