UK Non-fiction Audiobook listener/reader. Based in Manchester, UK. Social geek and fascinated with empowering the next generation of the public service internet Also go under @cubicgarden@mas.to and @cubicgarden@blacktwitter.io
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The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks …
So much to think about when it comes to Algorithms and there affect on human behaviour and society. A lot I heard before but the chaos machine really dials it up looking at not only the west but the east and south. Many use cases to review after reading
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most …
Who isn't anti-facebook after fully reading this book? The promise of Facebook was always tainted by the founder and original purpose.
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, …
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most …
Everyone is talking about it and I'll be honest, I'm only slightly surprised. Some of Sarah's experiences were just horrible but Facebook & Meta is just as expected
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A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic …
Interesting read especially with the current state of America.
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A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely …
‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ …
Incredible book, well argued and something I'm using when ever I can
‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ Richard Wilkinson
No-one deserves to …
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming …
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …
Good read, especially how Spotify have crafted their business model to "enshittify" at every level. From the listener, to the artists, no one gets away without feeling things could be so much better. Its a slow starter and feels like it ends a bit too soon, without strong viable alternatives.
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …
Heard the author on #techwontsaveus and was reminded of how I had to explain to a bunch of students, that Spotify didn't have all the music in the world 🤦🏿. Never used Spotify and can't understand how its become so huge?
New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow’s The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the …
Good story by Cory, lots of interesting bits about scams and so much more (#nospoiler). All pieced in this compelling tale. Martin Hench is back!
New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow’s The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of the hundreds of …
Everything you know about sex and asexuality is (probably) wrong.
The notion that everyone wants sex—and that we all have …
Everything you know about sex and asexuality is (probably) wrong.
The notion that everyone wants …
Great book breaking down the sometimes awful stereotypes of asexuality especially within black culture. Also great to hear the history and understand how other communities have treated asexuality.