A new memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former global policy head at Meta, exposes how tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk live in “reality distortion fields”, where unchecked power warps their decision-making.
Zuckerberg, who has led Facebook (now Meta) for over 20 years, is described as a monarch in a hoodie, obsessed with global influence and a fanbase. The book reveals how Facebook’s political influence helped Donald Trump in 2016 and how Zuckerberg considered running for U.S. president. It also exposes Meta’s willingness to give China’s Communist Party special access, despite risks to dissidents’ lives.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s erratic behavior since acquiring Twitter (now X) has led to bans, lawsuits, and conspiracy theories, impacting advertisers and public discourse. The book argues that tech leaders should have term limits, just like political figures, to prevent unchecked corporate power from distorting reality and shaping society without oversight.
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