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　　ItwasseveralmonthsagothatIgavemyveryfirstmajorpublictalkattheForbes30Under30summit:

1,500brilliantpeople,allundertheageof30.Thatmeantthatin1998,theoldestamongthegroupwereonly14,andtheyoungest,justfour.Ijokedwiththemthatsomemightonlyhaveheardofmefromrapsongs.Yes,I'

minrapsongs.Almost40rapsongs.

　　Butthenightofmyspeech,asurprisingthinghappened.Attheageof41,Iwashitonbya27-year-oldguy.Iknow,right?

HewascharmingandIwasflattered,andIdeclined.Youknowwhathisunsuccessfulpickuplinewas?

Hecouldmakemefeel22again.Irealizedlaterthatnight,I'

mprobablytheonlypersonover40whodoesnotwanttobe22again.

　　Attheageof22,Ifellinlovewithmyboss,andattheageof24,Ilearnedthedevastatingconsequences.

　　CanIseeashowofhandsofanyoneherewhodidn'

tmakeamistakeordosomethingtheyregrettedat22?

Yep.That'

swhatIthought.Solikeme,at22,afewofyoumayhavealsotakenwrongturnsandfalleninlovewiththewrongperson,maybeevenyourboss.Unlikeme,though,yourbossprobablywasn'

tthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Ofcourse,lifeisfullofsurprises.

　　NotadaygoesbythatI'

mnotremindedofmymistake,andIregretthatmistakedeeply.

　　In1998,afterhavingbeensweptupintoanimprobableromance,Iwasthensweptupintotheeyeofapolitical,legalandmediamaelstromlikewehadneverseenbefore.Remember,justafewyearsearlier,newswasconsumedfromjustthreeplaces:

readinganewspaperormagazine,listeningtotheradio,orwatchingtelevision.Thatwasit.Butthatwasn'

tmyfate.Instead,thisscandalwasbroughttoyoubythedigitalrevolution.Thatmeantwecouldaccessalltheinformationwewanted,whenwewantedit,anytime,anywhere,andwhenthestorybrokeinJanuary1998,itbrokeonline.ItwasthefirsttimethetraditionalnewswasusurpedbytheInternetforamajornewsstory,aclickthatreverberatedaroundtheworld.

　　WhatthatmeantformepersonallywasthatovernightIwentfrombeingaxxpletelyprivatefiguretoapubliclyhumiliatedoneworldwide.Iwaspatientzerooflosingapersonalreputationonaglobalscalealmostinstantaneously.

　　Thisrushtojudgment,enabledbytechnology,ledtomobsofvirtualstone-throwers.Granted,itwasbeforesocialmedia,butpeoplecouldstillxxmentonline,emailstories,and,ofcourse,emailcrueljokes.Newssourcesplasteredphotosofmeallovertosellnewspapers,banneradsonline,andtokeeppeopletunedtotheTV.Doyourecallaparticularimageofme,say,wearingaberet?

　　Now,IadmitImademistakes,especiallywearingthatberet.ButtheattentionandjudgmentthatIreceived,notthestory,butthatIpersonallyreceived,wasunprecedented.Iwasbrandedasatramp,tart,slut,whore,bimbo,and,ofcourse,thatwoman.Iwasseenbymanybutactuallyknownbyfew.AndIgetit:

itwaseasytoforgetthatthatwomanwasdimensional,hadasoul,andwasonceunbroken.

　　Whenthishappenedtome17yearsago,therewasnonameforit.Nowwecallitcyberbullying（网络欺凌）andonlineharassment（网络骚扰）.Today,Iwanttosharesomeofmyexperiencewithyou,talkabouthowthatexperiencehashelpedshapemyculturalobservations,andhowIhopemypastexperiencecanleadtoachangethatresultsinlesssufferingforothers.

　　In1998,Ilostmyreputationandmydignity.Ilostalmosteverything,andIalmostlostmylife.

　　Letmepaintapictureforyou.ItisSeptemberof1998.I'

msittinginawindowlessofficeroominsidetheOfficeoftheIndependentCounselunderneathhummingfluorescentlights.I'

mlisteningtothesoundofmyvoice,myvoiceonsurreptitiouslytapedphonecallsthatasupposedfriendhadmadetheyearbefore.I'

mherebecauseI'

vebeenlegallyrequiredtopersonallyauthenticateall20hoursoftapedconversation.Forthepasteightmonths,themysteriouscontentofthesetapeshashungliketheSwordofDamoclesovermyhead.Imean,whocanrememberwhattheysaidayearago?

Scaredandmortified,Ilisten,listenasIprattleonabouttheflotsamandjetsamoftheday;

listenasIconfessmyloveforthepresident,and,ofcourse,myheartbreak;

listentomysometimescatty,sometimeschurlish,sometimessillyselfbeingcruel,unforgiving,uncouth;

listen,deeply,deeplyashamed,totheworstversionofmyself,aselfIdon'

tevenrecognize.

　　Afewdayslater,theStarrReportisreleasedtoCongress,andallofthosetapesandtrans,thosestolenwords,formapartofit.Thatpeoplecanreadthetransishorrificenough,butafewweekslater,theaudiotapesareairedonTV,andsignificantportionsmadeavailableonline.Thepublichumiliationwasexcruciating.Lifewasalmostunbearable.

　　Thiswasnotsomethingthathappenedwithregularitybackthenin1998,andbythis,Imeanthestealingofpeople'

sprivatewords,actions,conversationsorphotos,andthenmakingthempublic--publicwithoutconsent,publicwithoutcontext,andpublicwithoutxxpassion.

　　Fastforward12yearsto20XX,andnowsocialmediahasbeenborn.Thelandscapehassadlybexxemuchmorepopulatedwithinstanceslikemine,whetherornotsomeoneactuallymakeamistake,andnowit'

sforbothpublicandprivatepeople.Theconsequencesforsomehavebexxedire,verydire.

　　IwasonthephonewithmymominSeptemberof20XX,andweweretalkingaboutthenewsofayoungcollegefreshmanfromRutgersUniversitynamedTylerClementi.Sweet,sensitive,creativeTylerwassecretlywebcammedbyhisroommatewhilebeingintimatewithanotherman.Whentheonlineworldlearnedofthisincident,theridiculeandcyberbullyingignited.Afewdayslater,TylerjumpedfromtheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetohisdeath.Hewas18.

　　MymomwasbesideherselfaboutwhathappenedtoTylerandhisfamily,andshewasguttedwithpaininawaythatIjustcouldn'

tquiteunderstand,andtheneventuallyIrealizedshewasreliving1998,relivingatimewhenshesatbymybedeverynight,relivingatimewhenshemademeshowerwiththebathroomdooropen,andrelivingatimewhenbothofmyparentsfearedthatIwouldbehumiliatedtodeath,literally.

　　Today,toomanyparentshaven'

thadthechancetostepinandrescuetheirlovedones.Toomanyhavelearnedoftheirchild'

ssufferingandhumiliationafteritwastoolate.Tyler'

stragic,senselessdeathwasaturningpointforme.Itservedtorecontextualizemyexperiences,andIthenbegantolookattheworldofhumiliationandbullyingaroundmeandseesomethingdifferent.In1998,wehadnowayofknowingwherethisbravenewtechnologycalledtheInternetwouldtakeus.Sincethen,ithasconnectedpeopleinunimaginableways,joininglostsiblings,savinglives,launchingrevolutions,butthedarkness,cyberbullying,andslut-shamingthatIexperiencedhadmushroomed.Everydayonline,people,especiallyyoungpeoplewhoarenotdevelopmentallyequippedtohandlethis,aresoabusedandhumiliatedthattheycan'

timaginelivingtothenextday,andsome,tragically,don'

t,andthere'

snothingvirtualaboutthat.ChildLine,a　nonprofitthat'

sfocusedonhelpingyoungpeopleonvariousissues,releasedastaggeringstatisticlatelastyear:

From20XXto20XX,therewasan87percentincreaseincallsandemailsrelatedtocyberbullying.Ameta-analysisdoneoutoftheNetherlandsshowedthatforthefirsttime,cyberbullyingwasleadingtosuicidalideationsmoresignificantlythanofflinebullying.Andyouknowwhatshockedme,althoughitshouldn'

thave,wasotherresearchlastyearthatdeterminedhumiliationwasamoreintenselyfeltemotionthaneitherhappinessorevenanger.

　　Crueltytoothersisnothingnew,butonline,technologicallyenhancedshamingisamplified,uncontained,andpermanentlyaccessible.Theechoofembarrassmentusedtoextendonlyasfarasyourfamily,village,schoolorxxmunity,butnowit'

stheonlinexxmunitytoo.Millionsofpeople,oftenanonymously,canstabyouwiththeirwords,andthat'

salotofpain,andtherearenoperimetersaroundhowmanypeoplecanpubliclyobserveyouandputyouinapublicstockade.Thereisaverypersonalpricetopublichumiliation,andthegrowthoftheInternethasjackedupthatprice.

　　Fornearlytwodecadesnow,wehaveslowlybeensowingtheseedsofshameandpublichumiliationinourculturalsoil,bothon-andoffline.Gossipwebsites,paparazzi,realityprogramming,politics,newsoutletsandsometimeshackersalltrafficinshame.It'

sledtodesensitizationandapermissiveenvironmentonlinewhichlendsitselftotrolling,invasionofprivacy,andcyberbullying.ThisshifthascreatedwhatProfessorNicolausMillscallsacultureofhumiliation.Considerafewprominentexamplesjustfromthepastsixmonthsalone.Snapchat,theservicewhichisusedmainlybyyoungergenerationsandclaimsthatitsmessagesonlyhavethelifespanofafewseconds.Youcanimaginetherangeofcontentthatthatgets.Athird-partyappwhichSnapchattersusetopreservethelifespanofthemessageswashacked,and100,000personalconversations,photos,andvideoswereleakedonlinetonowhavealifespanofforever.JenniferLawrenceandseveralotheractorshadtheiriCloudaccountshacked,andprivate,intimate,nudephotoswereplasteredacrosstheInternetwithouttheir　gossipwebsitehadoverfivemillionhitsforthisonestory.AndwhatabouttheSonyPicturescyberhacking?

Thedocumentswhichreceivedthemostattentionwereprivateemailsthathadmaximumpublicembarrassmentvalue.

　　Butinthiscultureofhumiliation,thereisa