Live Work Work Work Die

‘Under the latest iteration of the American Dream, if you aren’t a billionaire yet, you haven’t tried hard enough.’



At the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein sets out for Silicon Valley to make his millions. Plunging headfirst into entrepreneur culture, he joins the thousands of other — mostly white, male — nerds all hoping to become the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.



But as he moves from overpriced flat to overpriced tent, lines up at tech conferences where white supremacists spout hatred disguised as innovation, and watches desperate would-be entrepreneurs pay to pitch their ideas to billionaire investors, Pein discovers that the positive, feel-good self-image that the tech tycoons have crafted is a lie.



Live Work Work Work Die is a scathing exploration of Silicon Valley tech culture, depicted from the inside. It vividly deconstructs the ultra-libertarian agendas of high-tech leaders and their urgers and acolytes, revealing their insidious visions for our future.

„In conformitate cu cea mai recenta iteratie a Visului american, daca nu esti inca miliardar, nu ai incercat suficient de mult.” La apogeul start-up-ului, jurnalistul Corey Pein pleaca in Silicon Valley pentru a-si castiga milioanele. Plonjandu-se cu capul in cultura antreprenorului, el se alatura celorlalti mii de alti - mai ales albi, barbati - toti care spera sa devina urmatorii Steve Jobs sau Mark Zuckerberg. urasca deghizata in inovatie si urmareste antreprenorii disperati sa plateasca pentru a-si prezenta ideile investitorilor miliardari, Pein descopera ca imaginea de sine pozitiva si buna-simtita de magnatele tehnologiei este o minciuna. o explorare dura a culturii tehnologice din Silicon Valley, descrisa din interior.