"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is …
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us? Ronson's book is a powerful, funny, unique, and very humane dispatch from the frontline, in the escalating war on human nature and its flaws"--
"For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming--meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter--a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us?"--
Review of "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Probably my favourite Ronson Book because as well as having the usual wittiness, bizarre adventures and investigative work we came to expect, this one will also leave most of its readers questioning their own behaviour. It certainly did it for me. If anything it only gets more relevent every year.
It could be one of the required reads before going about posting on the internet. Amongst other things, Ronson demonstrates here how good people, with the best intentions, can do terrible harm.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fantastic book.
An in-depth look at social media bringing about a shame "renaissance" for the digital age, tearing lives apart for things as small as a distasteful joke. I listened to the audiobook, as read by the author himself, and loved it. The humor, humanity, and absurdity of every bit of it.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This was equally interesting and odd as it felt like the author didn't really have a point in writing this book, other than to share what it feels like to be publicly shamed.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Everyone on the Internet needs to read So You've Been Publicly Shamed, which describes the way virtual lynch mobs can ruin people's lives over minor transgressions or stupid jokes. Anyone who has read this book would think twice before sending that snarky tweet, and the world would be a better place for it.
Ronson follows his usual wandering path, writing of his initial thrill when a shaming went his way, talking to people who got beat up on Twitter, investigating how people deal with the aftermath, showing what happens when you start a social media lynch mob and they turn on you, investigating how people in porn deal with shame, discuss theories of shaming, and trying to get a handle on the whole thing.
Ronson brings life to his interviewees, showing their fears, their mistakes, their triumphs. Some come across as nice people caught up in a bad situation, some …
Everyone on the Internet needs to read So You've Been Publicly Shamed, which describes the way virtual lynch mobs can ruin people's lives over minor transgressions or stupid jokes. Anyone who has read this book would think twice before sending that snarky tweet, and the world would be a better place for it.
Ronson follows his usual wandering path, writing of his initial thrill when a shaming went his way, talking to people who got beat up on Twitter, investigating how people deal with the aftermath, showing what happens when you start a social media lynch mob and they turn on you, investigating how people in porn deal with shame, discuss theories of shaming, and trying to get a handle on the whole thing.
Ronson brings life to his interviewees, showing their fears, their mistakes, their triumphs. Some come across as nice people caught up in a bad situation, some as transgressive personalities who find their path to redemption cut off, a couple as out-in-out smug jerks.
The result is a typically fascinating Ronson book. And one that, if read by enough people, could just possibly make the internet a slightly more civil place.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Another fine book from [a:Jon Ronson|1218|Jon Ronson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1428023511p2/1218.jpg], and it covers a topic many of us ought to spend some time thinking about: the vilification mob behavior that springs up on a regular basis on-line.
Review of "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Another fine book from [a:Jon Ronson|1218|Jon Ronson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1428023511p2/1218.jpg], and it covers a topic many of us ought to spend some time thinking about: the vilification mob behavior that springs up on a regular basis on-line.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Very clever look at public shaming and how some people / offenses are 'teflon'. I'm not sure if Mr. Ronson wrote this as a confession or not. I have to think about that some more.
Review of "So you've been publicly shamed" on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Very clever look at public shaming and how some people / offenses are 'teflon'. I'm not sure if Mr. Ronson wrote this as a confession or not. I have to think about that some more.
