- 312 pages
- English
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About this book
"In the spirit of George Orwell's
Down and Out in Paris and London, Corey Pein takes us on a gonzo misadventure through the underbelly of Silicon Valley." âJoe Hagan, bestselling author of
Sticky Fingers
At the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with little more than a smartphone and his wits. His goal: to learn how such an overhyped industry could possibly sustain itself as long as it has. But to truly understand the delirious reality of the tech entrepreneurs, he knew he would have to inhabit that perspectiveâhe would have to become an entrepreneur himself. Thus Pein begins his journey, skulking through gimmicky tech conferences, pitching his over-the-top business ideas to investors, and rooming with a succession of naive upstart programmers whose entire lives are managed by their employersâwho work endlessly and obediently, never thinking to question their place in the system.
In showing us this frantic world, Pein challenges the positive, feel-good self-image that the tech tycoons have craftedâas nerdy and benevolent creators of wealth and opportunityârevealing their self-justifying views and their insidious visions for the future. Vivid and incisive, Live Work Work Work Die is a troubling portrait of a self-obsessed industry bent on imposing its disturbing visions on the rest of us.
"Like Jon Ronson, Pein combines serious journalism with humor and his own antics for an entertaining and caustic mix. If Silicon Valley and Black Mirror had a book baby, it would be Live Work Work Work Die." â Booklist
"Impressive . . . Reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels . . . Alternately amusing and horrifying." âSalon
At the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with little more than a smartphone and his wits. His goal: to learn how such an overhyped industry could possibly sustain itself as long as it has. But to truly understand the delirious reality of the tech entrepreneurs, he knew he would have to inhabit that perspectiveâhe would have to become an entrepreneur himself. Thus Pein begins his journey, skulking through gimmicky tech conferences, pitching his over-the-top business ideas to investors, and rooming with a succession of naive upstart programmers whose entire lives are managed by their employersâwho work endlessly and obediently, never thinking to question their place in the system.
In showing us this frantic world, Pein challenges the positive, feel-good self-image that the tech tycoons have craftedâas nerdy and benevolent creators of wealth and opportunityârevealing their self-justifying views and their insidious visions for the future. Vivid and incisive, Live Work Work Work Die is a troubling portrait of a self-obsessed industry bent on imposing its disturbing visions on the rest of us.
"Like Jon Ronson, Pein combines serious journalism with humor and his own antics for an entertaining and caustic mix. If Silicon Valley and Black Mirror had a book baby, it would be Live Work Work Work Die." â Booklist
"Impressive . . . Reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels . . . Alternately amusing and horrifying." âSalon
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- Introduction: Billionaire or Bust
- I. Poor Winners
- II. Slums as a Service
- III. Gigs Make Us Free
- IV. Selling Crack to Children
- V. Itâs Called Capitalism
- VI. Failing Up
- VII. The Aristocracy of Brains
- VIII. Onward, Robot Soldiers
- Epilogue: Bonfires in the Valley
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Newsletter Sign-up
- Contents
- Copyright