Sometimes people or institutions signal virtue because it's cheaper than being virtuous (actually benefiting someone), true. But often virtue signalling is cult

Sometimes people or institutions signal virtue because it's cheaper than being virtuous (actually benefiting someone), true. But often virtue signalling is cultural, a first-mover's dilemma (subspecies of prisoner's dilemma) and horribly expensive. Re higher education and the virtue of conformity that's sought by corporations, see: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-caplan-education-credentials-20180211-story.html http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-caplan-education-...