> What is this term "virtue-signal" supposed to mean? As other people mentioned, it's an overused expression, but it's meant to call attention to an outward ex

> What is this term "virtue-signal" supposed to mean? As other people mentioned, it's an overused expression, but it's meant to call attention to an outward expression of a particular viewpoint or ideology, particularly with the aim of increasing the standing of an entity within a particular group. > why is it so problematic? Where it becomes "problematic" is when the need to communicate cohesion with a cause does so at the expense of reality or otherwise weakens a campaign. Whereas before I stood in unwavering support of Mozilla, their language now seeks to define their company as the crusader against the "others" who would seek a less "inclusive" or "respectful" internet, and coupled with their imagery, they, as a company, are communicating identity politics in those that they feel are underrepresented or deserve special attention based on physical attributes -- which goes counter to the "hacker" mentality against genetic fallacies/the ideal that an idea is more important than the physical attributes of the person that expressed it.