The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation by Cathy O'Neil (En

Description: The Shame Machine by Cathy O'Neil NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE • A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of Americas "shame industrial complex" in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics—from the New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Math Destruction"ONeil 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 EveryONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Times (UK)Shame 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 ONeil 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? ONeil 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 ONeils 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, ONeil 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? FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Cathy ONeil 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. ONeil is a regular contributor to Bloomberg Opinion. Review "Although [The Shame Machine] contains its fair share of pseudoscience-debunking, including an admirably lucid explanation of how diet programs massage statistics to artificially bolster their success rates, it is largely a work of social criticism . . . [that] keeps the human costs of the titular shame machine in clear view. . . . Frequently moving."—The New Yorker"A data-driven, anecdote-fueled narrative of the multitude of human experiences that are targets for ridicule and others reward. [ONeil] vividly portrays the indignities of poverty, addiction, aging, dementia and other conditions we all may face but hope to avoid, and she shows how the pain experienced by people with these afflictions can be used for others financial and social profits."—The Washington Post"As ONeil argues, shame is a valuable lens through which to view our own actions and the systems we live under. Considering whether we are punching down on the vulnerable or up against an unfeeling industrial complex dressed up in fluffy corporate PR is a first step towards a healthier sort of shame."—Financial Times"I am struck by how very American shame seems when examined in relief, invoking as it does notions of agency, willpower and sacrifice. ONeil carefully dismantles how we abdicate our social responsibility for caring for the vulnerable when we indulge in the notion that poverty and drug addiction result from a failure to self-actualize."—The New York Times Book Review"An engaging read . . . [ONeil] lays out the ways in which shame drives problems such as obesity, drug addiction, poverty and political divides. She discusses how social media thrives on and is designed to encourage humiliation, and unpicks the many fallacies in how we think about shame."—The New Statesman"ONeil . . . encourage[s] readers to try to think more deeply not just about what shame is but what it might be for. . . . A simple rejoinder to our digital phantasmagoria."—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times"What is the relationship between shame and power—and is shame being weaponised? Smart thinker Cathy ONeil tackles the question in this book, exploring whether public shaming is becoming dangerous."—Evening Standard"Cathy ONeils fascinating, important, and insightful book is a hard look in the mirror, but one that also gives us hope that we can marshal shame into a force for social reform and not just social punishment."—Michael Patrick Lynch, author of Know-It-All Society". . . not all shame is bad, ONeil contends—used correctly it can be a powerful tool to fight injustice."—Nicole Aschoff, author of The New Prophets of Capital"The Shame Machine is an intimate and unflinching account of the many ways that shame is produced, weaponized, and turned into profit by industries that can grow big only when we feel small."—Ruha Benjamin, author of Race After Technology Review Quote "Cathy ONeils Weapons of Math Destruction was a thunderclap--using wonderfully vivid stories, it exposed the dehumanizing effects of a data-driven world. The Shame Machine is even more personal, but no less devastating. Whether its through bodyshaming mobs or a deeply flawed judicial system, humans use shame as a weapon to bully, demean, and devalue other humans. And with the unstoppable growth of digital tools, this power has become far too great. ONeil 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 Every "Cathy ONeils fascinating, important, and insightful book is a hard look in the mirror, but one that also gives us hope that we can marshal shame into a force for social reform and not just social punishment." --Michael Patrick Lynch, author of Know-It-All Society "In this trenchant, and at times heartbreaking, critique of the shame industrial complex, Cathy ONeil lays bare how shame underpins the deep divides of modern society. But not all shame is bad, ONeil contends--used correctly it can be a powerful tool to fight injustice." --Nicole Aschoff, author of The New Prophets of Capital " The Shame Machine is an intimate and unflinching account of the many ways that shame is produced, weaponized, and turned into profit by industries that can grow big only when we feel small. With moral clarity and powerful storytelling, Cathy ONeil reverse engineers the shame machine, revealing its inner workings and inciting nothing short of a cultural reckoning that has the potential to blow this machine to bits." --Ruha Benjamin, author of Race After Technology Excerpt from Book Chapter 1 Tipping the Scales I was jubilant. On a gusty autumn day in Cambridge, Massachusetts, word arrived that Id passed my "qual," or qualifying exam. This was a crucial step toward earning my mathematics PhD. With my doctorate halfway in the bag, I was primed to Details ISBN1984825453 Author Cathy ONeil Short Title The Shame Machine Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1984825453 ISBN-13 9781984825452 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-03-22 Subtitle Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-03-22 NZ Release Date 2022-03-22 US Release Date 2022-03-22 UK Release Date 2022-03-22 Pages 272 DEWEY 152.4 Audience General Publisher Random House USA Inc Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141771312;

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