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>Shame is an important aspect of behaviour moderation, a negative emotion usefully experienced when doing something that breaks the social contract. Devaluing shame instad of targeting the parts of the contract that needed to be changed has cost us a critical tool for self moderation

I don't know how you could read that in the comment that started this and think this was generally about cultural norms. It was specifically and explicitly about shame, which I think is a terrible tool that has a negative effect on society in 99% of cases.



Shame as one of many aspects of cultural norms was my core point.

What are Japanese ashamed of vs US Midwesterners vs. US Californians, vs. their religiosity, individualism, collectivism, etc.

(edit: typo)




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