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The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation

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內容簡介 《大數據的傲慢與偏見 Weapons of Math Destruction》作者 凱西．歐尼爾 再次出擊！✰紐約客、郵報好評議題書羞辱腐敗政府、墮落名人、無良企業，可以強化公平和正義。但數據科學家歐尼爾探索現今羞辱背後的種種機制，發現羞辱已淪為將社會責任從組織轉移到個人的工具。當今，許多企業和政客在背後操縱輿論，在社群上嘲諷人們的種族膚色、性別、和對身體外貌的看法，或是厭女文化，甚至是疫苗懷疑論者。將「羞辱文化」此種以多數大眾對少數被批評者施加暴力，當成武器有系統的迅速散播。此書作者探討在社群、大數據、同溫層演算法助紂為虐下，此運作方式如何促成網路霸凌與羞辱文化日益惡化，並不斷蠶食國家、社會，對人們造成無法挽回的傷害。究竟，是誰藉由羞辱機制的運作，達到得利、營利的目的!?此書作者提出深刻的反思與示警。A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of America’s "shame industrial complex” in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics—from the New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Math Destruction"O’Neil reminds us that we must resist the urge to judge, belittle, and oversimplify, and instead allow always for complexity and lead always with empathy.”—Dave Eggers, author of The EveryShame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool: When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as Cathy O’Neil argues in this revelatory book, shaming has taken a new and dangerous turn. It is increasingly being weaponized—used as a way to shift responsibility for social problems from institutions to individuals. Shaming children for not being able to afford school lunches or adults for not being able to find work lets us off the hook as a society. After all, why pay higher taxes to fund programs for people who are fundamentally unworthy? O’Neil explores the machinery behind all this shame, showing how governments, corporations, and the healthcare system capitalize on it. There are damning stories of rehab clinics, reentry programs, drug and diet companies, and social media platforms—all of which profit from "punching down” on the vulnerable. Woven throughout The Shame Machine is the story of O’Neil’s own struggle with body image and her recent weight-loss surgery, which awakened her to the systematic shaming of fat people seeking medical care.With clarity and nuance, O’Neil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? Is it counter-productive to call out racists, misogynists, and vaccine skeptics? If so, when should someone be "canceled”? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most important, how can we all fight back?"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Cathy O’NeilCathy O’Neil is the author of the bestselling Weapons of Math Destruction, which won the Euler Book Prize and was longlisted for the National Book Award. She received her PhD in mathematics from Harvard and has worked in finance, tech, and academia. She launched the Lede Program for data journalism at Columbia University and recently founded ORCAA, an algorithmic auditing company. O’Neil is a regular contributor to Bloomberg View.

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