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Tin House reissues Silicon Valley critique "Cyberselfish" after years out of print

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Tin House is publishing a new edition of Paulina Borsook's 2000 book "Cyberselfish", a critique of Silicon Valley culture. The new edition has an introduction by Gil Durán and a short new introduction by Borsook.

Borsook said interest in the book picked up about a year and a half before her interview. She said used-copy prices rose, European academics got in touch and strangers posted about it on social media.

Borsook described the book's approach to a Bay Area tech subculture as "almost a travelogue". She said the outlook she saw in those circles was anti-regulation, even though the tech sector gained a great deal from government support.

She also said the Netscape IPO marked a shift, as finance figures entered Silicon Valley and a "flip and flee" business culture took hold. In her view, that attitude spread after the dot-com crash. She called Airbnb and Uber financial plays rather than technology innovations.

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Cyberselfish author (author of the book 'Cyberselfish' (name not given in the headline or…); Paulina Borsook (author of 'Cyberselfish'); Gil Durán (writer of the new edition's introduction); Tin House (publisher of the new edition)
What
Paulina Borsook's 2000 book "Cyberselfish", a critique of Silicon Valley culture, is returning in a new edition from Tin House after years out of print. Borsook discusses the book and its return in an interview.
When
25 October 2026
Where
Silicon Valley, Bay Area
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