> I'd still take it over real violence. Yeah, the article is a bit over the top here. I do think shame is at it's worst when coupled with real violence or in

> I'd still take it over real violence. Yeah, the article is a bit over the top here. I do think shame is at it's worst when coupled with real violence or intense threat of violence. > In fact, that's why exposed crooked politicians and companies keep getting away with things: shaming them just slow them down, not stop them. This is critical to the whole article: if a person is shameless and/or their community is ok with the "shameful" behaviour, then really there isn't any effect at all.