Early in this book the author relates a story from her childhood – bitten by a shark, taken to the doctor and then ignored by her family when she continued to feel pain. She tries to tell everyone that there is something seriously wrong, but they brush off her concerns until it is almost too late.
This theme continues through most of the book, with the author identifying various concerns at Facebook and just about everyone around her ignoring or downplaying the issues – because they just can’t be bothered to care.
I enjoyed this book – an insider account of this critical period of Facebook’s evolution – and thanks to the author’s writing skills it stayed entertaining/shocking/weird throughout. The allegations that she makes are well-documented and believable. Of course we are only getting her side to every story, but we also know that the corporate response would (and will be) to deny everything.
This might be a new genre for me – I don’t remember reading a tell-all book before – but it was surprisingly interesting. I hope that the author will be able to succeed in whatever she does next – making an enemy of some of the very powerful people at Facebook/Meta might have far-reaching consequences.
Next I am reading The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton.
