Why evil? Or more specifically, why any more evil than any other form of punishment with regards to online communication? If one bans a user as opposed to just

Why evil? Or more specifically, why any more evil than any other form of punishment with regards to online communication? If one bans a user as opposed to just shadow ban, the end result is the user either gives up or just makes another account. In rare instances they reform, but usually it's not a reform, it's a change in methodology to avoid whatever condition got them banned in the first place. This isn't rehabilitation, it's learning not to get caught. In either case, straight up ban or Shadow ban, someone is silenced as a punishment. In either case, the user likely isn't learning their lesson. In either case, the tools are ripe for abuse. What is the exceptional cost of shadow bans besides them being opaque?