资料：ItisSeptemberof1998,I’msittinginawindowlessofficeroominsidetheOfficeoftheIndependentCounselunderneathhummingfluorescentlights.I'mlisteningtothesoundofmyvoiceonsurreptitiouslytapedphonecallsthatasupposedfriendhadmadetheyearbefore.Forthepasteightmonths,themysteriouscontentofthesetapeshashungliketheSwordofDamoclesovermyhead.Afewdayslater,theStarReportisreleasedtoCongress,andallofthosetapesandtranscripts,thosestolenwords,formapartofit.Thatpeoplecanreadthetranscriptsishorrificenough,butafewweekslater,theaudiotapesareairedonTV,andsignificantportionsmadeavailableonline.Thepubichumiliationwasexcruciating.(1) Thiswasnotsomethingthathappenedwithregularitybackthenin1998,andbythis,Imeanthestealingofpeople'sprivatewords,actions,conversationsorphotos,andthenmakingthempublic—publicwithoutconsent,context,andcompassion.(2) Fastforward12yearsto2010,andnowsocialmediahasbeenborn.Thelandscapehassadlybecomemuchmorepopulatedwithinstanceslikemine,whetherornotsomeoneactuallymakeamistake,andnowit'sforbothpublicandprivatepeople.Theconsequencesforsomehavebecomeverydire.(3) AyoungcollegefreshmanfromRutgersUniversitynamedTylerClementi-sweet,sensitiveandcreative—wassecretlywebcammedbyhisroommatewhilebeingintimatewithanotherman.Whentheonlineworldlearnedofthisincident,theridiculeandcyberbullyingignited.Afewdayslater,TylerjumpedfromtheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetohisdeath.Hewas18.(4) Today,toomanyparentshaven'thadthechancetostepinandrescuetheirlovedones.Tyler'stragic,senselessdeathwasaturningpointforme.Itservedtorecontextualizemyexperiences,andIthenbegantolookattheworldofhumiliationandbullyingaroundmeandseesomethingdifferent.In1998,wehadnowayofknowingwherethisbravenewtechnologycalledtheInternetwouldtakeus.Sincethen,ithasconnectedpeopleinunimaginableways,joininglostsiblings,savinglives,launchingrevolutions,butthedarknessandcyberbullyingthatIexperiencedhadmushroomed.Everydayonline,people,especiallyyoungpeoplewhoarenotdevelopmentallyequippedtohandlethis,aresoabusedandhumiliatedthattheycan'timaginelivingtothenextday,andsome,tragically,don't,andthere'snothingvirtualaboutthat.Ameta-analysisdoneoutoftheNetherlandsshowedthatforthefirsttime,cyberbullyingwasleadingtosuicidalideationsmoresignificantlythanofflinebullying.Andyouknowwhatshockedme,althoughitshouldn'thave,wasotherresearchlastyearthatdeterminedhumiliationwasamoreintenselyfeltemotionthaneitherhappinessorevenanger.(5) Crueltytoothersisnothingnew,butonline,technologicallyenhancedshamingisamplified,uncontained,andpermanentlyaccessible.Theechoofembarrassmentusedtoextendonlyasfarasyourfamily,village,schoolorcommunity,butnowit'stheonlinecommunitytoo.Millionsofpeople,oftenanonymously,canstabyouwiththeirwords,andthat'salotofpain,andtherearenoperimetersaroundhowmanypeoplecanpubliclyobserveyouandputyouinapublicstockade.Thereisaverypersonalpricetopublichumiliation,andthegrowthoftheInternethasjackedupthatprice.(6) Fornearlytwodecadesnow,wehaveslowlybeensowingtheseedsofshameandpublichumiliationinourculturalsoil,bothon-andoffline.Gossipwebsites,paparazzi,realityprogramming,politics,newsoutletsandsometimeshackersalltrafficinshame.It'sledtodesensitizationandapermissiveenvironmentonlinewhichlendsitselftotrolling,invasionofprivacy,andcyberbullying.ThisshifthascreatedwhatProfessorNicolausMillscallsacultureofhumiliation.Butinthiscultureofhumiliation,thereisanotherkindofpricetagattachedtopublicshaming.Thepricedoesnotmeasurethecosttothevictim,whichTylerandtoomanyothers,not
A.noting is true with the phenomenon that young people died of cyberbullying B.the claim that young people cannot imagine living to the next day is not the fact C.research shows that suicidal ideations are caused more by the online bullying D.many young people take their own lives not online but in reality正确答案A
