Jon Ronson webchat – post your questions now!

The journalist and screenwriter has hunted UFOs with Robbie Williams, hung out with secret US army battalions and played keyboards for Frank Sidebottom. He ’ll be around to answer your questions onWednesday 15 November at 2pm.3.03pmGMTID7573131 asks:On occasions when I can ’t sleep, I listen to you, usuallyJon Ronson On. I ’m practically word-perfect. Your voice has a cosy, comforting sound, and the quality of your thinking has a way of making the world seem less unsettling in the difficult 2-4am slot. What do you do when you can’t sleep? What or who reassures you? Is there anyone whose way of thinking or speaking has this conciliatory effect?I fall asleep listening to either ArseCast or Generation Why – there's just something about their voices that I find comforting. Even though Generation Why is about serial killers and I do consequently have a lot of serial killer dreams.3.00pmGMTDazinho asks:I saw you in Sheffield as part of the So You ’ve Been Publicly Shamed book tour and really enjoyed hearing your thoughts about how social media may be used in facilitating public shaming. This week sees Twitter’s latest shambolic misunderstanding of its own service and its users, and that made me wonder: if you were in charge of Twitter, w hat changes would you make?An edit button. I can't understand why they refuse to put in an edit button. If I was a conspiracy theorist I'd think that they like it when people f. up because they make more money. Hence the fact that the...
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