piranacon's review against another edition
1.0
Stop!! You are probably are in a bookstore, you see the blurbs on the book, you are now checking to see what others think about the book. It seems very middle of the road from the reviews, some write their reviews as a 1 star but still give it 2 or 3 stars (Clearly the publisher had read the section on Asch’s Experiment when designing the blurbs, which why it’s scoring well)
This is not a good book, “Dotty” is a closet millennial and she outraged that people are outraged and do nothing about it apart from writing a few words……
I know ironic I guess the difference is that I paid for the privilege of her view. Note: if I had come upon the section where the author admits to trying to find a “free copy of someone’s research on the dark web” during my skim read I would have just pirated this book. As the author seems to be ok with that.
There is nothing new in the book that most people haven’t thought of already.
She goes of on massive rants that have no direction other than she’s pissed.
She touches on the drivers of what drives this outrage without digging into it, because it would appear that if the research wasn’t on page one of her Google searches then it was simply too much time to invest.
Even her rules and the detailing them doesn’t fit a full page, as of the whole thing was too much hassle to do, but she was pissed and people should know! Like when someone posts an outraged post on social media.
And that’s the ironic thing about this whole book, it’s a book about people being outraged on social media, written with an outraged social media mentality.
This is not a good book, “Dotty” is a closet millennial and she outraged that people are outraged and do nothing about it apart from writing a few words……
I know ironic I guess the difference is that I paid for the privilege of her view. Note: if I had come upon the section where the author admits to trying to find a “free copy of someone’s research on the dark web” during my skim read I would have just pirated this book. As the author seems to be ok with that.
There is nothing new in the book that most people haven’t thought of already.
She goes of on massive rants that have no direction other than she’s pissed.
She touches on the drivers of what drives this outrage without digging into it, because it would appear that if the research wasn’t on page one of her Google searches then it was simply too much time to invest.
Even her rules and the detailing them doesn’t fit a full page, as of the whole thing was too much hassle to do, but she was pissed and people should know! Like when someone posts an outraged post on social media.
And that’s the ironic thing about this whole book, it’s a book about people being outraged on social media, written with an outraged social media mentality.
lexmcgnns's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like this particular book should be compulsory reading for anyone in possession of any kind of social media account.
thought-provoking, conversation-starting, insightful, accessible.
Please, just read this, if you too are tired by the torrent of 'cancel culture' and social media callouts and want to redirect justice to a more productive form.
thought-provoking, conversation-starting, insightful, accessible.
Please, just read this, if you too are tired by the torrent of 'cancel culture' and social media callouts and want to redirect justice to a more productive form.
thomasgoddard's review against another edition
3.0
Tell anyone that you're against online bullying, prejudice and injustice and they'll all agree with you and assume you're talking about the other side. I'm constantly amazed by the human capacity for self-delusion. I've had hour-long discussions with people about some topic or other to see when it'll click that the brainless, vicious and narrow-minded viewpoint is their own. It never does.
Most criticism is the same. It's medicine, but it's such a hard pill to swallow, you'll sooner spit it at someone else's feet. So it is with social media outrage.
There's plenty to be outraged about, but the message of the book is very much one of making sure you're not wasting your energy when you could be using it to promote real change.
Whatever twitter's latest crusade is, maybe think twice before jumping onto the passing bandwagon. Instead, think about legitimate ways to improve the world. And if you can't, shut up and get out of the way to allow credible voices to be heard and positive actions to be taken.
I feel like this book always hedged it's bet. It suggests outrage has its place behind the right cause... But it just comes across as the author making sure there's enough of a foothold left for her to sell a book or two. Maybe I'm top cynical.
My view that outrage is entirely without profit... That's my opinion. You don't have to agree. I just haven't seen an example of outrage working. Passionate desire for justice, yes. But outrage... That's kneejerk. So no.
That's not me saying the book is awful though. It should be required reading before anyone gets a Twitter account. The author has a talent for speaking plainly and with a natural lyricism and flow. Very impressive and I'll be seeking out the articles she's written. The book's virtue is that it isn't a book with an extreme viewpoint. It attempts to be balanced. There's a little slant to it. But all things these days are a little askew.
Most criticism is the same. It's medicine, but it's such a hard pill to swallow, you'll sooner spit it at someone else's feet. So it is with social media outrage.
There's plenty to be outraged about, but the message of the book is very much one of making sure you're not wasting your energy when you could be using it to promote real change.
Whatever twitter's latest crusade is, maybe think twice before jumping onto the passing bandwagon. Instead, think about legitimate ways to improve the world. And if you can't, shut up and get out of the way to allow credible voices to be heard and positive actions to be taken.
I feel like this book always hedged it's bet. It suggests outrage has its place behind the right cause... But it just comes across as the author making sure there's enough of a foothold left for her to sell a book or two. Maybe I'm top cynical.
My view that outrage is entirely without profit... That's my opinion. You don't have to agree. I just haven't seen an example of outrage working. Passionate desire for justice, yes. But outrage... That's kneejerk. So no.
That's not me saying the book is awful though. It should be required reading before anyone gets a Twitter account. The author has a talent for speaking plainly and with a natural lyricism and flow. Very impressive and I'll be seeking out the articles she's written. The book's virtue is that it isn't a book with an extreme viewpoint. It attempts to be balanced. There's a little slant to it. But all things these days are a little askew.
brynnabailermango's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0