So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson has also written a highly entertaining book about extremism called Them, but I chose this one because it could just as well be called Us. Public shaming on the Internet is almost a sport at this point, but Ronson shows how, after the mob moves on, the target of the virtual stoning has to figure out how to put themselves back together and carry on.

A funny, readable romp, this book also asks the reader to think deeply about how morality plays out online and what we are saying when we use degradation and dehumanization as… show more.

Shaming has become a pandemic, driven in part by the acres of social media bandwidth that require constant feeding. Jon Ronson takes us through a storytelling journey anchored on his own experience of having his online identity hijacked. In what is a witty, scary, and at times downright terrifying read, he explores a world where shaming is both entertainment and serious business. A must-read for anyone interested in how perceptions are created in today’s online world.