Tech billionaires need a break from their reality-distortion fields

Tech billionaires need a break from their reality-distortion fields
Meta's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg. (Image: Getty)
The Washington Post
By Parmy OlsonTech billionaires are so deep in their own reality-distortion fields that their perception of the world can get dangerously warped. That’s the conclusion I drew from reading Sarah Wynn-Williams’ astonishing memoir about her time running global policy at Meta Platforms Inc. The company has sought to block its publication, offering a case study in the Streisand effect and vaulting Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism to the top of the charts on Amazon.com Inc.The book chime...

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