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A review by chelseatm
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
5.0
It's another great read from Jon Ronson. He uses the book as a platform to explain the new world of media shaming. With the rise of Internet trolls, instant accountability, and public social sites, people have never been more at risk for being held accountable for one-off statements. It's an interesting subject to explore and Ronson makes the subject entertaining, accessible, and thought-provoking.
I did find that Ronson played the devil's advocate for those who had been publicly shamed like Justine Sacco. Whether that came from his guilty conscious from having shamed a spambot (covered in the first chapter) or from feeling some empathy.
At the end, I didn't find that Ronson revealed anything conclusive but he did leave the reader with some interesting thoughts and enough information to make their own conclusions.
Highly recommended
I did find that Ronson played the devil's advocate for those who had been publicly shamed like Justine Sacco. Whether that came from his guilty conscious from having shamed a spambot (covered in the first chapter) or from feeling some empathy.
At the end, I didn't find that Ronson revealed anything conclusive but he did leave the reader with some interesting thoughts and enough information to make their own conclusions.
Highly recommended