> Troy's stance makes me uneasy. I'm sure publicly shaming these companies is effective, but where does the line get drawn? Troy's use of the word "shaming" ma

> Troy's stance makes me uneasy. I'm sure publicly shaming these companies is effective, but where does the line get drawn? Troy's use of the word "shaming" makes me uneasy, because that's not what he is doing. To shame is to dishonor or make ashamed. He isn't dishonoring anyone by having a conversation with them in a public forum. The companies and their employees are dishonoring themselves when they fail to address complaints and continue to speak out of ignorance. There is a marked difference between Troy and 45: Troy is speaking directly to these companies. That the conversation occurs in a public forum is of no consequence; the companies willingly entered the forum for that very reason, and there is nothing private about the conversation to be had. On the other hand, 45 does not shame companies by engaging them directly; he shames them by denouncing them to the public. He has no interest in having a conversation, and so never speaks to them, only about them. This allows him to conveniently sidestep any attempts to refute him, since there was never a debate in the first place.