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Valle inquietante

Valle inquietante

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  • Author：Anna Wiener
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Summary

En 2013， con veinticinco años y un contrato precario， Anna Wiener decide dejar su empleo de asistente en una agencia literaria en Nueva York por las deslumbrantes promesas de una startup tecnológica en Silicon Valley。 Allí descubrirá una realidad paralela de jóvenes y entusiastas emprendedores con ropa deportiva que no tienen tiempo que perder en una febril carrera hacia la innovación， el progreso， el éxito y， por supuesto， el poder。
La agudeza y genialidad de estas memorias han hecho de ellas un fenómeno editorial en EE。UU。 y han encumbrado a su autora como la nueva Joan Didion。 Anna Wiener nos desvela los entresijos del inicio del boom tecnológico en Silicon Valley， donde las apariencias bohemias y los presuntos ideales esconden un despiadado imperio empresarial que ha logrado dominar nuestro mundo y transformarlo para siempre。 El testimonio definitivo de nuestra era y de esa generación millennial que， debatiéndose en su desesperada búsqueda entre algo de dinero y algo de significado， intenta transitar por ella。

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Reviews

Vian ，

confirmed all my worst fears about silicon valley and the tech industrial complex but worse cause its run by men my age making tiny decisions that reverberate through our society in big ways。

Aitana ，

Una lectura ligera de domingo que interesa especialmente a los millennials precarios del sector cultural que buscan vender su alma al sistema por una nómina estable。 Peca de repetitivo y el tono general es expectante， como si， tras el octavo análisis de la cultura startupera de San Francisco， fuera a pasar algo interesante。 Not really。 2，5。

Amanda ，

This book earned 5 stars for different reasons than most。 The wording could be a bit dense at times being very tech-heavy focused， but it worked wonderfully in making me question my own relationship with technology in my everyday life。

Daniel Gaughran ，

As the youngest employee at a startup in Seattle - I can connect with Anna on a lot of her points。 It's not always easy to see the darker side of the industry。 As the youngest employee at a startup in Seattle - I can connect with Anna on a lot of her points。 It's not always easy to see the darker side of the industry。 。。。more

Antonia ，

Impressed。 Having worked in tech for so long， I can say for sure that this book managed to highlight patterns， behaviors， and systems that are all too familiar to me。

Julia ，

It took me a while to get through this book， but coming from the public sector， it was fascinating to read about start up culture and the private sector。 I loved the way she described things like "the social networking site that nobody likes" and "the online superstore"， "the photosharing app"。 It took me a while to get through this book， but coming from the public sector， it was fascinating to read about start up culture and the private sector。 I loved the way she described things like "the social networking site that nobody likes" and "the online superstore"， "the photosharing app"。 。。。more

Paulo ，

Anna Wiener is a fantastic writer。 When describing the data-driven， rationality-obsessed world of tech， it’s easy to fall into the industry’s own sterile， jargon-laden patterns of speech。 Yet， Wiener’s imagination and penchant for creative description only seem to flourish as the book goes on。Of course， the main points in her memoir could probably be summarized by a few succinct quotes。 Of her motivation to enter tech: “It was easier… to fabricate a romantic narrative than admit that I was ambit Anna Wiener is a fantastic writer。 When describing the data-driven， rationality-obsessed world of tech， it’s easy to fall into the industry’s own sterile， jargon-laden patterns of speech。 Yet， Wiener’s imagination and penchant for creative description only seem to flourish as the book goes on。Of course， the main points in her memoir could probably be summarized by a few succinct quotes。 Of her motivation to enter tech: “It was easier… to fabricate a romantic narrative than admit that I was ambitious - that I wanted my life to pick up momentum， go faster。” Of the tech industry’s own questionable motivations: “Tech， for the most part， wasn’t progress。 It was just business。”It’s easy， however， to get lost in her eloquent ramblings。 It’s easy to settle into the feeling of being in a late-night， albeit one-sided discussion that merely confirms our suspicions about the many quirks and habits of tech bro culture that are so ironically glamourized from the outside。 At times， it feels a bit self-indulgent to read， quietly judging overachieving millennials for fetishizing productivity， proselytizing rationalism， and suffocating in first-world problems， as if these afflictions haven't surfaced in my own self-conscious journey to-date。As someone in tech， I’m left feeling ambivalent， much like Wiener is throughout her book， about what to do with this heightened awareness。 How do you fight rampant misogyny in a highly-profitable company that is respected and admired by most of the tech community？ How do you beat them， without accidentally joining them？ Should I muster up my own call to action， or， likewise， stop playing the game altogether？ 。。。more

Roger Rosenberg ，

Author has a unique ability to relate her personal experiences with trends in wider society。 Highly recommend for the personal take on the tech environment。

Lui ，

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Brittany Loughman ，

Yikes， white people。

Marion ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An interesting read that reminded me of my experience at the « Seattle based sell all company »。 It felt a bit like a long essay at times。 I then realized it had been a （very good） essay first， which makes sense。I also thought it was a novel at first which threw me a bit。All in all， interesting for people who want to know more about the tech world。 It might feel a bit « been there done that » for people who’ve been part of it。

Bernie ，

Hard to believe this got the accolades it did。 Is it well-written？ Yes。 Is it illuminating？ Not really。 I feel like if this had come out TEN YEARS ago， when we didn't already know everything that was 'exposed' it might have been groundbreaking， but in 2020？ Really？ The digital gold rush destroyed San Francisco？ We know that。 The young guys who created and sold apps and social media platforms are billionaires？ Knew that。 Tech bros are idiot-savants （of their digital empire） and have no soul？ Knew Hard to believe this got the accolades it did。 Is it well-written？ Yes。 Is it illuminating？ Not really。 I feel like if this had come out TEN YEARS ago， when we didn't already know everything that was 'exposed' it might have been groundbreaking， but in 2020？ Really？ The digital gold rush destroyed San Francisco？ We know that。 The young guys who created and sold apps and social media platforms are billionaires？ Knew that。 Tech bros are idiot-savants （of their digital empire） and have no soul？ Knew that too。 I skimmed a lot because as other reviewers have noted， there were repetitive and annoying sections。 Seems like she really missed the NY literary world she'd dipped her toes into， and spent years trying to be 'one of the tech bros'。 She was disappointed， but so was I。 。。。more

Eli Johnson ，

Some insights into Silicon Valley startups but the repetitiveness of the anecdotes and the writing style （snarky lists upon snarky lists of what you would see or hear or taste upon X） tarnish the effect of those insights

Katricia ，

Not entirely sure how to interpret this book。 I listened to the audiobook， and the narrative manages to come off as both incredibly self-aware at times and infuriatingly self-righteous--often at the same time。That said， the image of "real" secret service agents standing alongside the company （that， like all other companies in this book， Shall Not Be Named Only Pointedly Referenced） security agents in similar outfits just with an imaginary creature logo， making awkward eye contact （or pointedly n Not entirely sure how to interpret this book。 I listened to the audiobook， and the narrative manages to come off as both incredibly self-aware at times and infuriatingly self-righteous--often at the same time。That said， the image of "real" secret service agents standing alongside the company （that， like all other companies in this book， Shall Not Be Named Only Pointedly Referenced） security agents in similar outfits just with an imaginary creature logo， making awkward eye contact （or pointedly not） across the lobby deliberately designed to play off the Oval Office。。。 priceless。 。。。more

Gina ，

This memoir was absolutely fascinating。 I expected a sharp and witty look at the tech industry （and it is） but also it examines modern day workplace culture （and millenial work ethic） as well and how men fit in differently to this culture then women do。 I was both horrified and intrigued at this insider perspective。

Swetabh Pathak ，

Not sure why this features on the NYT's best books of 2020 list。 The book maybe could've worked as a short essay。 But as a book it is meandering and shallow。 I can't help believing that this book appeals to a stereotype。 The kind of people who read NYT and spend their time scoffing at 'techbros'。 There is indeed a lot that is problematic with silicon valley and the tech industry。 But you need a more discerning author to explore it beyond the surface。The author just can't get past the most basic Not sure why this features on the NYT's best books of 2020 list。 The book maybe could've worked as a short essay。 But as a book it is meandering and shallow。 I can't help believing that this book appeals to a stereotype。 The kind of people who read NYT and spend their time scoffing at 'techbros'。 There is indeed a lot that is problematic with silicon valley and the tech industry。 But you need a more discerning author to explore it beyond the surface。The author just can't get past the most basic themes。 Some of it is about sexism in the tech industry， some about the access to privileged information， some about misplaced libertarian values。 But nothing is explored in depth。 The writing is as shallow as the industry that it seeks to critique。 The author could've delved deeper into the psyche of early stage employees at start-ups。 Or could've made a deeper cultural critique of the bravado that surrounds tech。 Instead pages are filled with the most banal， first-level discussions with colleagues and friends。A good opportunity wasted。 。。。more

Jim ，

If you're looking for a sharply observed book about the ego， ennui， and existential anxiety of overpaid twenty-something tech workers， then boy are you in the right place。 But if that's not your jam then I advise you too move along。Weiner writes with detachment and deep ambivalence about her experience moving from the NYC publishing world to the SF tech world in the mid-2010s。 Through a never ending string of oblique references （the social networking site everyone hated， the microblogging platfo If you're looking for a sharply observed book about the ego， ennui， and existential anxiety of overpaid twenty-something tech workers， then boy are you in the right place。 But if that's not your jam then I advise you too move along。Weiner writes with detachment and deep ambivalence about her experience moving from the NYC publishing world to the SF tech world in the mid-2010s。 Through a never ending string of oblique references （the social networking site everyone hated， the microblogging platform， the home-sharing platform， etc。）， Weiner eviscerates the culture of the industry in which she made her career。"In reality， there was nothing superior about those whom I was trying to impress。 Most were smart and nice and ambitious， but so were a lot of people。 The novelty was burning off; the industry’s pervasive idealism was increasingly dubious。 Tech， for the most part， wasn’t progress。 It was just business。" 。。。more

Reagan Haas ，

“Everyone was staying up late， anxiety-scrolling， and the advertising algorithms stayed up， too。”2016 or 2020？

szymborskalyte ，

Not very interesting， unless you know precious little about Silicon Valley in which case it is minorly interesting。

Leslie Rusch ，

I know too much about Silicon Valley to be very impressed with the observations， but it is good to see the SV scene evoked so well。 The insider/outsider dichotomy （a nontechnical woman in a bastion of male engineers） gave an interesting spin to observations。 The writing was breezy and easy to read。

Carley McCready Bingham ，

Wow - working in tech seems like a giant， miserable drag。 It was hard for me to feel for the author while reading this， even though I did appreciate the perspective。

Christina Pabst ，

A very astute critique of technology in San Francisco and the culture surrounding the city and industry more broadly。 However， book wandered at points too deeply into socialist and feminist debates， capitalist critiques， discussions about modern dating and mental health - all worthy topics - but the result was a bit of a rambling narrative from which I found myself wanting a more clear message in the end。

Hillary ，

3。5 stars。 I picked this up when browsing in a bookstore and found the classic narrative of a young woman moving to a new city to begin a new life compelling。 This is more than that， though - it's an indictment of the challenges women face in getting recognition and equality in the tech industry and also a broader commentary on the unsustainable growth in SF and Silicon Valley。 I think the author lost her focus a bit in the second half of the book， but overall it was still a good read， and hers 3。5 stars。 I picked this up when browsing in a bookstore and found the classic narrative of a young woman moving to a new city to begin a new life compelling。 This is more than that， though - it's an indictment of the challenges women face in getting recognition and equality in the tech industry and also a broader commentary on the unsustainable growth in SF and Silicon Valley。 I think the author lost her focus a bit in the second half of the book， but overall it was still a good read， and hers is a voice I'd like to hear more from。 。。。more

Kristin LaRaine ，

”Instead of artificial intelligence， I was an intelligent artifice。”4。5 stars rounded up A truly wild read。 Anna Wiener is really， genuinely funny and THANK GOD for that because I’m not sure I could have muddled my way through a lot of this cringe-inducing tech jargon if her writing wasn’t so self-aware。 Even as a person who knows little to nothing about （and doesn’t generally give much of a shit about） tech start-up culture， I found this fascinating。 It was fun to pull back the curtain behind s ”Instead of artificial intelligence， I was an intelligent artifice。”4。5 stars rounded up A truly wild read。 Anna Wiener is really， genuinely funny and THANK GOD for that because I’m not sure I could have muddled my way through a lot of this cringe-inducing tech jargon if her writing wasn’t so self-aware。 Even as a person who knows little to nothing about （and doesn’t generally give much of a shit about） tech start-up culture， I found this fascinating。 It was fun to pull back the curtain behind some of these not-explicitly-named-but-basically-named companies in a gossipy， voyeuristic kind of way。 Think Bad Blood but without all the heavy eyeliner and fake medical testing。 The real treasure here is Wiener’s （mostly） rational， refreshingly open-minded look at the whole situation。 She’s both an insider and an outsider。 An insider-outsider。 At times she seems so ingrained in the culture of it all， but then she is able to yank herself back out to draw these larger， more grounded conclusions about technology， the internet， and ~society at large~。 She’s tone deaf at times， but seems aware of it in retrospect。 One annoying thing is that she almost never outright names any companies， people， or locations。 I assume this is a result of a mix of things: NDAs， attempted confidentiality， and writing style。 Like I said before， you often know exactly who she is talking about （ie “the social network everyone hates but still uses” = Facebook）， but sometimes it just felt like an annoying vagueness that forced me to stop reading and try to Google hunt for random CEOs for context。 Mostly， it felt like it was trying too hard to emphasize the alien-trying-to-blend-in-with-humans perspective of Silicon Valley that the book is written from （ie “a renowned private university in Palo Alto that was largely considered a feeder for the tech industry” = Stanford， DUH）。 It does give it。。。 wait for it。。。 an uncanny vibe。 So it’s obviously intentional。 It just got old after a while。 Anyway， overall， this was well-written， interesting， and made me think a lot。 What more do you want from a non-fiction book？ Huh？！ 。。。more

Chiara Bergonzini ，

Non saprei nemmeno dire cosa ho letto: un saggio pieno di informazioni accennate senza una vera argomentazione？ Una bella copia del diario psicologico personale dell'autrice？ Sembra davvero uno sfogo autoindulgente scritto più allo scopo di compiacersi della propria superiorità e accettare e giustificare il conflitto interiore vissuti negli anni raccontati， che non per scrivere un libro。 É una lista di suggestioni， piena di aggettivi e avverbi un po' pretenziosi， dal tono giudicante e che pensa Non saprei nemmeno dire cosa ho letto: un saggio pieno di informazioni accennate senza una vera argomentazione？ Una bella copia del diario psicologico personale dell'autrice？ Sembra davvero uno sfogo autoindulgente scritto più allo scopo di compiacersi della propria superiorità e accettare e giustificare il conflitto interiore vissuti negli anni raccontati， che non per scrivere un libro。 É una lista di suggestioni， piena di aggettivi e avverbi un po' pretenziosi， dal tono giudicante e che pensa di diventare più profonda spezzando frasi che potrebbero benissimo essere collegate da una virgola o dai due punti。 Interessante （e unico motivo che porta alle due stelle） la rappresentazione della società della Silicon Valley， ma anche questa non mi ha lasciato molto， in realtà: sembrano tutti macchiette。 Mi ha davvero ricordato il file word sconclusionato che tengo per appuntare i miei pensieri， a differenza che questo è stato corretto grammaticalmente e "abbellito" （con risultati discutibili） usando parole ricercate， ma il punto è sempre quello: perché？ Forse non capisco i memoir， ma continuo a essere convinta che solo i memoir di certe persone abbiano senso di esistere。 Mea culpa per non essermi ricordata di questo mio limite prima di comprare questo libro。 。。。more

Phil ，

Interesting insight into Silicon Valley culture。The book was very easy to read and engaging。 To me much of the jargon is familiar， and pretentious vapourware。 The dream versus the actual reality is still work in progress and will resolve itself in unexpected ways。One assumes the work is partly autobiographical and is an individual’s view of current West Coast culture。 As a child of the 60’s I see parallels with the prevailing ethos of that time。 However， the backdrop of American dysfunctional po Interesting insight into Silicon Valley culture。The book was very easy to read and engaging。 To me much of the jargon is familiar， and pretentious vapourware。 The dream versus the actual reality is still work in progress and will resolve itself in unexpected ways。One assumes the work is partly autobiographical and is an individual’s view of current West Coast culture。 As a child of the 60’s I see parallels with the prevailing ethos of that time。 However， the backdrop of American dysfunctional politics will be the wild card in this tale。Worth a read to calibrate your attitude to the digital technology revolution。 。。。more

victoria ，

3。5

Brian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book。 It is a very good read and very well written。 It is an interesting story of someone who is from an arts background adapting to work in software based technology。 It provides a good feel for what it might be like to work in Silicon Valley。 The friendship that the author developed with Patrick Collison also helps fill out the picture of the lives of people in hi-tech。 Some of the descriptions of people are quite cutting e。g。 “the founder， a chelonian ex-hedge funder “。

Caroline Hirko ，

Excellent memoir by first time author Anna Wiener about Silicon Valley and startup culture。 Although， she never names the companies she works for Anna moves to San Francisco circa 2012/2013 and works for a 'data analytics' company and then GitHub， before leaving the company in 2018。 Nothing in this book is new or exposing of tech culture， unless you literally have never spoken to someone in tech， read a Wired article， or listening to a podcast in the last ten years， but I really appreciated her Excellent memoir by first time author Anna Wiener about Silicon Valley and startup culture。 Although， she never names the companies she works for Anna moves to San Francisco circa 2012/2013 and works for a 'data analytics' company and then GitHub， before leaving the company in 2018。 Nothing in this book is new or exposing of tech culture， unless you literally have never spoken to someone in tech， read a Wired article， or listening to a podcast in the last ten years， but I really appreciated her insider insight into the culture and the psychological reckoning she had to do as both an insider and purported outsider。 I love San Francisco， I love Austin （arguably the second Silicon Valley that sadly is not the Matriarchal utopia she wishes for in the book）， and I love all my techy friends and partner （much like her Ian）， but I do wish this book was longer or specifically went further into what happened after she left the industry and pivoted to writing about the industry。 What changes has she seen since the 2016 election， and where does she see the future of the tech industry？ What challenges are the leaders and entrepeneurs grappling with in light of Trump， Me Too， and COVID？ What is happening now， not just what happened ten years ago。 Anyways totally recommend this book if you're a fan of the HBO show Silicon Valley， Vox podcasts-particulary Recode Decode with Kara Swisher， or memoirs in general。 。。。more

Allison Foster ，

Loved that the author never referred to anything by its proper noun— Facebook is “the social media network that everyone hated”， The Matrix is “a science fiction movie about hackers that discover that society is a simulated reality”。 Fun writing style！

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