A good friend use to say, "ask yourself, what has posterity ever done for you?" Shame is an inferior strategy, and seeing how it drives people to truly insane

A good friend use to say, "ask yourself, what has posterity ever done for you?" Shame is an inferior strategy, and seeing how it drives people to truly insane actions, the best response to shaming tactics is to revolt and respond directly. However, there is an in-group version of shaming, and an out-group version. It's a really deep subject.