The Public-Shaming Trap
The Hook
Call-out videos and people being exposed online
How the Tactic Works
Exposure, humiliation and reaction clips can become repeatable spectacle.
How AI / Algorithms May Amplify It
Highly reacted-to incidents can spread through engagement ranking.
How to Recognize It
Someone else's embarrassment brings me repeated satisfaction.
What It May Touch
Superiority, cruelty, contempt, pleasure in humiliation, resentment, judgment, vindication, shame
Possible Buried Belief
“Those people deserve shame.”