We want to see ourselves as curious and open-minded and smart and understanding things in terms of context and nuance, but when someone tries to do that in the midst of a shaming they're turned on.
Jon RonsonMy worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world. Imagine what the secret rulers of the world might do to me if I did!
Jon RonsonI am the neurological opposite of a psychopath, in that I feel anxious almost all the time. It must be great to not constantly feel like youโve got someone living inside your face, shooting you with a mini Taser.
Jon Ronson