While I agree that contrition is good and should be rewarded with some measure of compassion, I think the "I told you so"s still need to be applied liberally to drive home the point to the stupid normie. They don't learn without the sting of social disapproval, so to spare them that is to deny them the ability to learn this lesson.

Actions have consequences and their benign intent can only be allowed to mitigate a portion of those consequences.