Quotessence
Home / Books / Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

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

Book by Sarah Wynn-Williams · 2 quotes · Whistleblower, Business, Facebook

Filter quotes by topic

AllWhistleblowerBusinessFacebookMark ZuckerbergTechCorporate CultureExample Of What Not To DoMisogynyPoliticsCorporate MisogynyEthics And MoralityInvisible LaborOut Of Touch With RealitySexismTechnologyWtfAbuseAppropriationBusiness EthicsCapitalism

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

“He's in charge of Facebook's global growth. His growth team is the capitalist engine of the whole enterprise. Facebook's business model depends on it conquering new territories. Expanding exponentially. The growth team is in charge of forging those new frontiers, and like more frontiersmen, Javi and his team play fast and loose. They're aggressive and quick to stake their claim, always looking for opportunities in the gray area created by the lack of regulation.”

PoliticalGrowthBusinessTechnologyCapitalismFacebookTechMorally GreyWhistleblowerEthics And Morality
Book:Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Create image

“When yous say 'adversary,' who do you mean?" I raise my hand and ask tentatively, a little concerned about what will happen to anyone on one of these lists. "Anyone who opposes us is an adversary," Mark responds firmly. Not acknowledging that when it comes to Free Basics, that's basically everyone. All I can think is how horrified politicians would be if they knew Facebook was harnessing the platform and its power to put the screws to their thumbs.”

PoliticsBusinessTechnologyHorrorSelfishnessFacebookTechWhistleblowerMark Zuckerberg
Book:Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Create image