Quotes from bookSo You've Been Publicly Shamed
So You've Been Publicly Shamed is a 2015 book by British journalist Jon Ronson about online shaming and its historical antecedents. The book explores the re-emergence of public shaming as an Internet phenomenon, particularly on Twitter. As a state-sanctioned punishment, public shaming was popular in Colonial America. Between 1837 in the UK and 1839 in the US, it was phased out as a punishment, not due to the increasingly populous society, as was widely held, but instead in response to rising calls for compassion.In gathering material for his book, Ronson interviewed several individuals who were on the receiving end of concentrated Internet shaming, including Jonah Lehrer, Justine Sacco, and Lindsey Stone. He also interviewed controversial practitioners of 21st century public humiliation, including former Texas District Judge and current congressional representative Ted Poe, and several instigators of widespread public shamings.
“We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.”
Jon Ronson book So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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“The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.”
Jon Ronson book So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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“We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside it.”
Jon Ronson book So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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