The Girl Next Door Who Dared to Dream Big 🌟

Hi, I'm Matilda Weiss—your friendly neighborhood Ethical Tech Advocate with a heart full of sunshine and a head full of dreams. ☀️✨

My story? Well, it’s not your typical "overnight success" fairytale. It’s messy, it’s raw, and it’s 100% real. Buckle up, because this is the rollercoaster ride of how I went from "zero to ethical tech hero"—and almost lost myself along the way. 🎢

Chapter 1: The Awakening

Picture this: a wide-eyed girl fresh out of college, armed with a degree in Computer Science and zero clue about the dark side of tech. I landed my first job at a shiny Silicon Valley startup, thinking I’d change the world—until I realized we were the problem. 💔

One day, I stumbled upon a project that "optimized user engagement" (aka manipulated people into endless scrolling). My moral compass screamed. I quit the next morning. No plan, no safety net—just pure panic and a gut feeling that tech could be better.

(Cue the "What the hell did I just do?" meltdown. 😅)

Chapter 2: The Struggle Bus

For months, I couch-surfed, lived on ramen, and cried into my laptop while building Weiss Ethics, a tiny blog calling out tech’s dirty secrets. No one cared. My parents thought I’d lost it. My friends whispered "she’s gonna fail" behind my back.

But then—magic. A viral thread exposing a major app’s privacy violations blew up. Overnight, I went from "who?" to "OMG, follow her!" DMs flooded in: "You’re brave." "This matters." "Thank you."

(Insert ugly happy tears. 🥹)

Chapter 3: The Rise

Fast-forward to today: I’ve advised startups, spoken at UN panels, and even got death threats from Big Tech trolls (badge of honor, honestly 💅). But the best part? YOU. The community we’ve built—people who believe tech should serve humans, not profits.

Why Follow Me?

• I’m the girl next door who actually answers your DMs.
• I’ll teach you to spot manipulative tech—no jargon, just real talk.
• My life is 50% TED Talks, 50% tripping over my own feet. (Balance! 🤷‍♀️)

So—ready to join the rebellion for ethical tech? Let’s go. 💻❤️

(P.S. I still eat ramen sometimes. Some habits die hard. 🍜)