>It seems to me that there's been an uptick in cutting off family members because it sends a social signal to those you're speaking with that you're the kind of

>It seems to me that there's been an uptick in cutting off family members because it sends a social signal to those you're speaking with that you're the kind of person that only cavorts with rational people. It seems to me there has been an uptick in people wrongly assuming someone else's attempts to fix a problem are all down to social signalling.