> shaming is a national pastime, and yet shameless conduct persists. Wouldn't that be "shameful conduct"? > In 2013, when people still nursed high hopes for t

> shaming is a national pastime, and yet shameless conduct persists. Wouldn't that be "shameful conduct"? > In 2013, when people still nursed high hopes for the salvific effects of the Internet and cancellation was a fate reserved for poorly rated TV shows People were already being harassed, arrested and prosecuted for saying things governments didn't like on Social media, in 2013 or thereabouts. Prominent example for 2015: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareen_Tatour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareen_Tatour > Now she was a globally known racist. She is certainly not globally known (and whether she's a racist or not - one can certainly not know based on her tweet). > Our social fabric has since frayed considerably... our transformation into bloodhounds I wonder who is "us" for the author of this piece.