Devi Nair
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by Andrea Emmes ā± Duration: 6 hours š·ļø Publisher: HighBridge Audio & W.W. Norton & Company
Here's the trap this books sets. You pick this book up thinking you already know everything it's going to say.
Biased algorithms? Check. Silicon Valley bro culture? Sure Designs that centers white men? Heard it.
But what Technically Wrong does so well is force you to look again, harder, under you realize how deep and deliberate these patterns run. Sara Wachter Boettcher takes all that vague, ambient awareness you've been carrying around and sharpens it into something that genuinely stings. She puts everyday examples under the microscope and makes you rethink things you've been clicking through without a second thought. By the time I finished listening, I wasn't just nodding along, I was quietly furious, at the apps on my phone, at the terms I'd blindly accepted, at the screens designed to nudge me into handing out information I never actually needed to give.
Andrea Emmes's narration adds urgency without aggression. She sounds like the voice that's been whispering in the back of your head every time you accepted another T&C. She's calm, clear, and never preachy, which is exactly what a book like this needs. Sara doesn't just describe the problem. She makes you feel it. Her arguments are sharp enough on their own. They don't need dramatic delivery. What they need is exactly what Emmes gives them.
At six hours, this book is a thoroughly doable listen. The kind that you can finish over a long weekend and immediately want to press into the hands of every person you know who works in tech. The brilliance of Technically Wrong is that it doesn't pretend to surprise you with revelations. It reawakens your awareness. The book is a mirror and a challenge. If you know all this, why are you not doing something about it?
Would I recommend it? This is a must-read for anyone who works in, uses, or even side-eyes technology (so... everyone!!) It's uncomfortable in the best way. It's sharp, necessary, and honest. This is for anyone who's ever felt like an afterthought in a digital world, or wondered why an app is making their life harder instead of easier. This book will change the way you look at your phone, and the digital/tech world, and you can't really unsee it then.
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by Andrea Emmes ā± Duration: 6 hours š·ļø Publisher: HighBridge Audio & W.W. Norton & Company
Here's the trap this books sets. You pick this book up thinking you already know everything it's going to say.
Biased algorithms? Check. Silicon Valley bro culture? Sure Designs that centers white men? Heard it.
But what Technically Wrong does so well is force you to look again, harder, under you realize how deep and deliberate these patterns run. Sara Wachter Boettcher takes all that vague, ambient awareness you've been carrying around and sharpens it into something that genuinely stings. She puts everyday examples under the microscope and makes you rethink things you've been clicking through without a second thought. By the time I finished listening, I wasn't just nodding along, I was quietly furious, at the apps on my phone, at the terms I'd blindly accepted, at the screens designed to nudge me into handing out information I never actually needed to give.
Andrea Emmes's narration adds urgency without aggression. She sounds like the voice that's been whispering in the back of your head every time you accepted another T&C. She's calm, clear, and never preachy, which is exactly what a book like this needs. Sara doesn't just describe the problem. She makes you feel it. Her arguments are sharp enough on their own. They don't need dramatic delivery. What they need is exactly what Emmes gives them.
At six hours, this book is a thoroughly doable listen. The kind that you can finish over a long weekend and immediately want to press into the hands of every person you know who works in tech. The brilliance of Technically Wrong is that it doesn't pretend to surprise you with revelations. It reawakens your awareness. The book is a mirror and a challenge. If you know all this, why are you not doing something about it?
Would I recommend it? This is a must-read for anyone who works in, uses, or even side-eyes technology (so... everyone!!) It's uncomfortable in the best way. It's sharp, necessary, and honest. This is for anyone who's ever felt like an afterthought in a digital world, or wondered why an app is making their life harder instead of easier. This book will change the way you look at your phone, and the digital/tech world, and you can't really unsee it then.