#11: Zoe Quinn, Crash Override

[kareila]

Part memoir, part self help guide, this is Zoe's story of how her life was ruined by internet trolls, and how she moved on to advocate for better tools for fighting online abuse. Her style is very engaging and she doesn't shy away from pointing out her own flaws; her ultimate insight, which I thought was very wise, was that we should judge behavior and not people. People use righteousness to justify doing terrible things, or pretend that the acts they commit online don't affect real people's lives, but they can still change and grow given the chance. A significant portion of the book is also dedicated to outlining steps everyone can take to make themselves less vulnerable in case they ever become the focus of an online hate mob. Definitely a worthwhile read.