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by Alex3917 2748 days ago
> If it becomes more common, it might eventually become less damaging.

I mean that's like saying if a huge percentage of Americans have been arrested then it might eventually become less damaging; that happened, and it has become less damaging, but at the end of the day it's still extremely damaging.

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> I mean that's like saying if a huge percentage of Americans have been arrested...

No, it's not like saying that. It's saying that public shaming might eventually become less damaging. If you want an analogy that expressed the point of the commenter, one was provided:

> A historic parallel of diminishing effect is posting identifiable pictures on the Internet.

This, also, is not like being arrested.