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"Virtue Signaling" is the most asinine, mean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. Its only ever used as a blanket dismissal of others' opinion
by matt4077 9y ago
"Virtue Signaling" is the most asinine, mean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. Its only ever used as a blanket dismissal of others' opinions, even going so far as to blatantly use the moral strength of an argument as a weapon against that argument.
- Inconel 9y agomean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. I'm unsure if this is hyperbole or not. With regards to it's use, in my observation I don't think it's used so much as a weapon against an argument as much as perhaps a weapon against the self congratulatory and rather shallow nature of online protest. I didn't always feel this way but it seems that whenever the term is brought up you have a number of posters who feel it's incredibly important that it be known, to complete strangers on an internet message board, that they are the good guys and are sincere in their beliefs and actions. In any case, I'm not very smart so I could be wrong in my observations.
- evgen 9y ago'Virtue signaling' is a term that is most often used by people who have a hard time understanding the concept of actual virtuous behavior. For those with sociopathic tendencies everything is a signal or feigned behavior that is used to achieve a specific end, so it is not hard to see why they would assume such behavior and intentions in others.