How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:34:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html>

"The furor over Sacco’s tweet had become not just an ideological crusade
against her perceived bigotry but also a form of idle entertainment."

Public shaming of private individuals may feel good, but it ruins lives.
 No good comes of it, even when the recipient has actually done
something wrong.

Via Sarah Aigei and sir sara stanley.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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