So You've Been Publicly Shamed

He wrote so you've been publicly shamed, which is all about social media thing.

He wrote so you've been publicly shamed, which is all about social media thing.

There's a book I read many years ago that's called So You've Been Publicly Shamed, and it's about what we're talking about.

John Ronson publishes So You've Been Publicly Shamed, a book about people who've been cancelled in the internet age.

I just I love John Rothsons work. I've read a ton of his books and I've recommended his books to a ton of people he's just he's as I talk about in today's interview he's just got a delightful tone and style voice and he manages to pick the most interesting subjects and make them accessible and eye opening.

His book them adventures with extremists is unfortunately quite timely as he studies conspiracy theorists and why they act the way they do his book the men who stare at goats was turned into a delightful movie with George Clooney his book the psychopath test also very very good but of course I think his best and most relevant book which is one I also carry here at the Painted Porch is so you've been publicly shamed which looks at our online culture why we react the way we do to people why we gather in mobs back to the Stoics times and to the online times why why we shame why we bully why we struggle so much with forgiveness and empathy and most of all grace and John just does an incredible job in this book I know Billy Bush who I've had on the podcast read read it a number of people I know who have been sort of in the midst of these massive internet sensations turned to this book I tend to find people will read my first book dressed me online and then so you've been publicly shamed I think they come at a similar problem from very different perspectives but I remember when I read so you've been publicly shamed I thought that is a good book I wish I had written it but I don't think I could have or anyone could have written it as delightfully thoughtfully as John Ronson did and I was very excited to have him on the podcast

if you haven't read so you've been publicly shamed you should you can pick it up at the painted porch the painted porch.com anywhere books are sold I don't know if he reads the audiobook I hope he does because he has a delightful accent and check it out in any and all formats and enjoy this interview

I think what I've always been struck by in your books and I thought this before you wrote so you've been publicly shamed although it sort of was the penultimate example of this I feel like in all you're writing the one theme that runs through it is you managed to find a remarkable amount of empathy or compassion or in some cases even understanding for people either people that have screwed up people who are a bachelors crazy or you know somewhere in between how where does that come from in you.