The Barrow

Shame is not a useless emotion. Obviously, yes, it is true that some of us will feel shame when it is completely unwarranted. However, in general, it functions as a guardrail to keep us from tumbling off a cliff into oblivion. Sometimes it's fine to reach or even lean over a guardrail, but its presence ensures you don't fall to your doom. The guardrail also communicates to the less intrepid that a ledge exists here and allows them to avoid it better.

Yes, some guardrails are badly placed and get in the way, but don't let this lead you to rage against their very existence.