Name: The price of shame
Uploaded: 2015-03-20T23:27:11Z
Duration: 22 min 16 s
Description: "Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop," says Monica Lewinsky. In 1998, she says, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become constant -- and can turn deadly. In a brave talk, she takes a hard look at our online culture of humiliation, and asks for a different way.

"Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop," says Monica Lewinsky. In 1998, she says, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become constant -- and can turn deadly. In a brave talk, she takes a hard look at our online culture of humiliation, and asks for a different way.

Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame

The price of shame

Monica Lewinsky, at 41, humorously shares being hit on by a 27-year-old, sparking thoughts on public perception and personal growth.

In 1998, Lewinsky became 'patient zero' of global public humiliation, catalyzed by the digital revolution and insatiable media.

Lewinsky advocates for a cultural revolution against public shaming, emphasizing compassion and empathy in the digital age.