> supposed to mitigate human ills instead perpetuate them

May I differ. Technology was never meant to cure human ills. The tragedy is that technology was supposed to enhance human capabilities but instead stymied them. This is the difference between IA (intelligence amplification) in which technology is a bicycle, and AI (artificial intelligence) in which it is a crutch.

Why technology has its iatrogenic effect is a great question of our time. Does it always? Or are we uniquely misusing it?

With regard to amplifying shame, it merely acts as it does to amplify any human sentiments and ideas.

Technology giveth, and technology taketh away (Postman).