Just discovering @jonronson. This talk by him about the power of public shaming is really good https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control … and critical to listen to take in if you're interested in responsibly using Twitter/the public internet.
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People maybe aren't used to their words landing & having impact. I was publicly shamed when I was 19 years old and it took me about 8 years to even remotely move on. A lot of people wrote things online or emailed me; I don't think they expected that I read every. single. message.
I think Twitter-the-medium somewhat encourages a dynamic of smalltalk, or gossipy chatter (cf subtweets.) but it seems unique as a place where that kind of speech is likely to directly reach the subject.
