This comedian sums up it up all up in great comedic fashion. Unfortunately, for many of us, we personally experienced exactly what his stand-up routine highlights. It was definitely a low-point for our well-educated Western society.
I was one of these people that was constantly shamed. Not just by strangers, but by people who know me well. It was a truly depressing and debilitating time period, just for voicing ones opinion.
I just voiced my concerns, my common-sense questions, provided the opinions of doctors and scientists who were voicing opinions contrary to the accepted narrative. For that, I was shamed publicly and delegitimized, not just online, but even in my own personal circles in real life.