The Headache Factory: True Tales of Online Obsession and Madness
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1533590613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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I Like Jim Goads Books But Jim Goad is the kind of writer I'd like to be. I still have an original copy of "The Redneck Manifesto." Two things that define Goad:You love his books.You hate his books and him.Personally, I like his books.He has what I think of as a cult following, much like certain filmmakers or any other artists.That said, this is not his magnum opus.It is about some of the people in his life who have caused him more than a little trouble, although going to prison may be considered more . Lazlo said My Life to Live. Q: What do an internet nutcake with boundary issues, a jilted ex-lover, an jilted nerd with a penchant for piddling debate, a lonesome sadomasochist, a child molesting anarchist, a penny-penching pornographer, a beatnik computer samurai, an inept occultist, and a psychotic violent stripper artist have in common?A: They’ve all stalked Jim Goad.Author James Thaddeus Goad is a cynic, humorist, polemicist, and controversial journalist. It was his accurate, tough, and tragic. "Outstanding Expose of Internet Stalkers Digging Their Own Graves." according to David Quale. Funny as hell (while at the same time very frightening) TRUE tales of what happens when a writer of some reputation - especially one of 'transgressive' or 'fringe' status - becomes the target of goofy adulation, which (when not fully embraced and given "Best Friend in the World" recognition) quickly turns around to insane, self-created tenfold hate via the internet, or worse still - in person. If you have ever so much as poked around on a 'social media' site, you have inevita
Notorious underground author Jim Goad describes himself as “a lowly neutrino in the vast universe of celebrity,” yet he attracts a certain breed of demented fan that treats him as if he’s the second coming of Christ—that is, until they feel he’s somehow snubbed them, at which point he transforms into Satan. If Andy Warhol could have anticipated the Internet, he would have said it’s where everyone will be stalked for at least 15 minutes. "The Headache Factory" documents Jim’s extensive experiences fending off fans who morphed into stalkers. By turns terrifying and amusing, the book demonstrates how social media enables the antisocial to reach out and touch anyone they want—even if their target doesn’t want to be touched.