Want Impact? Welcome the Scrutiny | Ex-Facebook’s Katie Harbath

16 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interview segment, Katie Harbath emphasizes that achieving significant impact requires actively inviting and welcoming scrutiny, encouraging critical thinking about one’s objectives—a practice she notes was lacking in the early days of social media. The conversation shifts to the foundational role of human connection and community, underscoring that these values should continue to guide future efforts. The host expresses gratitude and mentions Harbath’s upcoming book, which will be released in both hardback and softback editions.

I oftentimes try to reframe that because I think that if you want to have a large amount of impact, you should expect and almost welcome scrutiny and be thinking critically about what it is you're trying to do. Because that's one of the things I think we didn't do in the early social media days.
But the hope is posited fundamentally in human connection, community for you. Then that is what we shall all continue to build. Really appreciate you sharing that with me, with those who are watching, listening this for Writing this book, looking forward to it, it coming out in hardback, softback.