Baldur5 (@baldur5.bsky.social)

"Careless People", by Sarah Wynn-Williams, is the book Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want you to read, which is why you absolutely should. Eminently readable, "Careless People" is absolutely worth checking out and is a guaranteed page turner.

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Lean Out: A Review of Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams The existence of social media is controversial. It cannot be understated how much it’s invention has changed the world, in ways both good and bad. Social media allows communities to connect and communicate across vast distances, allowing people to find others who share their interests. Like establishing a pen pal, but to an extreme degree. It’s become easy to connect with people all over the world. Our world relies on the level of communication and information sharing that social media provides. But, those same things also bring the danger. Groups sharing an interest can become echo chambers, amplifying rhetoric without any input from the outside and trapping people in unhealthy feedback loops. https://cityonthemoonblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/lean-out-a-review-of-careless-people-a-cautionary-tale-of-power-greed-and-lost-idealism-by-sarah-wynn-williams/