# Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an insightful look at how online media manipulation works, though some say it is dated.

## Why people recommend it

- Insightful look at online manipulation (3 comments): "the analysis that I find most insightful is also the first one that I read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45918577)) "a deep but somewhat dated look at the online influence industry" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47127116)) "Trust Me I'm Lying is a great book on the topic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806451))

## What people warn about

- Writing considered not very good (1 comments): "The book isn't very good, but it flags something relevant here." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48151995))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788160061?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781788160063) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday", https://hackerapproved.com/p/trust-me-i-m-lying/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).