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Crash Override by Zoë Quinn
4.0

As someone who watched the escapades of GG unfold, I was in shock and horror at how gross and disgusting everything played out with Zoe and others. Reading this I see how much worse it really was than what I saw and read about online. I like that the book wasn't a "woe is me" look back on things. She puts out there who she is, how it affected her, and how she used it to help others, and learn from others who experienced the same and many times much worse in more marginalized communities.

Her breakdowns of what is wrong with combating online abuse and hate within tech, government, and press I knew about on the surface. Reading about how little many of these companies and other entities care was downright disheartening. She also gives great tips on how to find help for yourself should you be on the receiving end, and also to those who may be in a position to help others.

As she talked about her internet history, she even made me think about some of my younger internet days and some of the less savory things I've done in my own internet past that dates back over 25 years now.