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Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook.
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.
From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite – and the consequences this has for all of us.
Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, Careless People will change how you see the world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Imprint: Macmillan UK
Publication date: 13/03/2025
Careless People
by Sarah Winn-Williams
Review by Marija
Careless People reads like a dark dystopian novel, filled with out-of-control egos, a manipulative and self-serving leadership (in this case Facebook, or Meta, as it is now), whose only goal is more -users, money, and power. The author joins FB in 2012 as a young, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young 20-something whose idealism admittedly sometimes veers into naïveté. It is her story, told only from her perspective. It may be argued that this gives it a somewhat unbalanced skew. However, I don’t think that balance is the goal here. The machinations of this enormous company are almost too big to grasp, both within the organisation, and their dealings with their customers (users), advertisers, and governments. It was certainly eye-opening, and I would readily recommend it to anyone who is a social media user.
