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Psychologists call this "moral grandstanding." By publicly shaming the couple, the commenter signals to their own social circle that they would never behave so crudely. It is a ritual of status reinforcement.
We watch the video. We recoil in disgust. We tag our friends with a string of vomiting emojis. Then we search for a higher-quality version.