So You've Been Publicly Shamed

From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our worlds most overlooked forces.For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shamingmeeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Lettera radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isnt anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesnt cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins.