I'm a total newbie here, only joined yesterday, but I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU! This is exactly the cosy, welcoming, joyful space that I have been seeking. I used to be a voracious reader but then in my late 30's I returned to University and was balancing full-time work with part-time study. I felt guilty anytime I tried to read for pleasure as I had so much reading to do for my course. Earlier this year I decided to take some time out of studying and I hoped to fall back in love with reading for the fun of it. Twelve months and twelve books later I have been well and truly bitten by the reading bug again and then I stumbled into this beautiful place full of kindred spirits! I can't wait to start planning my reading for 2026!

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Oh great. Now she’s working on AI policy. I feel so much safer knowing someone who decided to break the news of Facebook a decade too late is on the front line of the newest era of tech policy 🙄 I guess I can be glad that there might be some better awareness going into legislating the age of AI? But this book certainly doesn’t do much to make me feel better

The audiobook readers voice tickles my brain in the best way

📖 ✏️I have been debating buying a Kindle for so long and am not sure if it's worth the purchase.

After hearing SO MUCH about them I have to ask the big questions:

Are Kindles actually worth it? Is it true that you have to buy books once you get one? Is it a waste or do you actually use it? Do you prefer reading an actual book or using a kindle? Is it mostly for travel purposes? Which model is the best? Is it mostly for aesthetic purposes? Is it cost effective because I usually almost always check out from the library?

Honest and genuine reviews please!!!🦫🦫🌻🌻

My worry going into the book was that the memoir portion would materially distract from the whistleblower portion, and here she's already dedicating a lot of airtime to personal anecdotes that rather conveniently paint her as the plucky underdog from down under whose only flaw is idealist naivete and having the misfortune of getting mixed up with the wrong people.

Maybe it's because I've worked with these tech leaders, but I'm more cynical about the purpose of including anecdotes like these in what is being presented as an honest account. There is a huge culture of self-branding in corporate life among executives but especially in Big Tech, where inventing a personal narrative is huge in avoiding accountability, and I don't think she's immune to this. It's the first thing "careless people" do in this business — create a self-image that allows you to believe everything you do is well-meaning and progress-minded and therefore harmless. Sharing these specific stories makes me think she is more interested in setting herself apart as "one of the good ones" and drawing superficial differences between herself and what she perceived to be the typical Facebook employee (ex. the Louboutin story) that it distracts from the greater story. I'm hoping to be wrong, and that she moves away from the self-mythologizing further in the book.

(The laptop anecdote also just made me roll my eyes, like why would you show up on your first day without your company issued laptop??)

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