How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

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It was a profound reversal for Sacco. When I first met her, she was desperate to tell the tens of thousands of people who tore her apart how they had wronged her and to repair what remained of her public persona. But perhaps she had now come to understand that her shaming wasn’t really about her at all. Social media is so perfectly designed to manipulate our desire for approval, and that is what led to her undoing. Her tormentors were instantly congratulated as they took Sacco down, bit by bit, and so they continued to do so. Their motivation was much the same as Sacco’s own — a bid for the attention of strangers — as she milled about Heathrow, hoping to amuse people she couldn’t see.

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Sweet mother of monkey milk. Who is this author? That person put into words Scruffy's exact feelings about these internet warriors.

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Sweet mother of monkey milk

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You never seen Wreck-it Ralph?

who?

That was really interesting. Thanks for posting it.

I thought her tweet was funny.

And then the chick that outed him got canned as well.

i read a VERY similar article a few weeks ago. it even had the story about the developer

it included a story about the girl who was accused of insulting veterans by taking a picture of her flipping off a sign at arlington cemetary (iirc)