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This entire phenomenon has been on my mind a lot lately - and not just because I'm active on social media, and therefore vulnerable to the situations Ronson outlines.
I've been thinking about it because of the piousness involved, the snark, the pure need to cast judgement. Once in a very blue moon, someone is worthy of true public scorn...but I do mean once in a very blue moon. With every passing week, it seems as though the moon is the right shade of blue for far too many people, and I wonder ho ...more
I've been thinking about it because of the piousness involved, the snark, the pure need to cast judgement. Once in a very blue moon, someone is worthy of true public scorn...but I do mean once in a very blue moon. With every passing week, it seems as though the moon is the right shade of blue for far too many people, and I wonder ho ...more
I'd give this one 3.5 stars if I could. Entertaining and thought-provoking, but I felt a little unsatisfied with it as well. Can't pinpoint it, but I will update my review if the thought that captures my sentiment comes to me.
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I enjoyed this book. I am sure I want to digest the information more before writing too much of a review.
The stories were a mix of outrage and heartbreak.
I always think back to Monica Lewinsky and the shambles of how the media covered that event, and since then, there has been an explosion of report now question or fact-check later. reportage without conscience.
I thought the chapter on the online profile "cleaners" to be challenging. If you can afford to expunge your guilt you can.
Well written a ...more
The stories were a mix of outrage and heartbreak.
I always think back to Monica Lewinsky and the shambles of how the media covered that event, and since then, there has been an explosion of report now question or fact-check later. reportage without conscience.
I thought the chapter on the online profile "cleaners" to be challenging. If you can afford to expunge your guilt you can.
Well written a ...more
3.5 rounded up to 4. This wasn't nearly as good as any of other Jon Ronson's work I've read. I am a big fan of his, but I felt there was a little something missing on this one. Perhaps I would have liked to have seem him talk to more of the people doing the shaming versus pretty much only the shamed. I think it's important to remember when reading the book is that the subject matter is public shaming, and not harassment. I've seen some criticism of the book that seems to conflate the two. Harass
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I really enjoyed this book. Ronson explores how our Puritan ancestors used public shame (think Scarlet Letter, the stocks, etc.) and then shows examples of modern-day shaming in social media. Some are David-and-Goliath-type stories of little people "taking down" big corporations via Twitter (using social media for good); others are stories of individuals who made tasteless or insensitive jokes only to have it go viral and have their personal lives destroyed. His writing style was a bit choppy, w
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