“I’m a pretty shy, private person.
I’m not much of a brand-builder, so that’s been shocking.”
It results in incredibly prescient and humorous observations.
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They dressed for work as if embarking on an alpine expedition."
(Tolentino has alsoheaped praiseon Weiner.
“In the writing process I had a lot of doubt and anxiety,” she says.
“I felt really alienated and depressed for the 18 months I was putting together the manuscript.
Another contingent taking notice ofUncanny Valleyis the very group it exposes.
She continually reminds the reader that Google is more of an advertising platform than a search engine.
Instead, like many people, she took stock after the 2016 election.
As for Silicon Valley?
That leaves some dread, and a cursory Google search will only make it worse.
Anna Wiener has some words for that, too.
I don’t think the industry can be trusted to correct itself, but I have to be optimistic.
Otherwise what’s the point?”
