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The Evolution of Shaming
A communications director sends an ill-advised tweet before boarding a plane. A dentist kills a lion. Donald Trump says pretty much anything. In all of these cases, the Internet ratchets itself into a dervish of judgment, outrage, and opprobrium. To some, this repeated pattern of online shaming is a sign of mob behavior gone horribly wrong; to others, it’s a sign of social progress and underrepresented voices finally being heard. But to Jillian Jordan from Yale University...
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Now I understated why people go off half cock about things I don't even notice. Thanks for this, great find!
I was horrified by the online lynch mob that went after Casey Anthony a few years back. I don't know if she was guilty or not but the haters were vile. How will this all shake out? I have no idea.