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> When did virtue signaling become a bad thing? I'll offer no commentary on whether "Sunshine Protection Act" is virtue signaling, but I think virtue signaling
by Rayhem 5y ago
> When did virtue signaling become a bad thing?
I'll offer no commentary on whether "Sunshine Protection Act" is virtue signaling, but I think virtue signaling is less "talking about having done virtuous things" and more "talking about doing virtuous things with the intent to gain social capital". It's the facade, the ulterior motive that most people balk at. In that sense it has always been a "bad" thing.
- guelo 5y agoTherefore, using virtue signaling as an epithet is a bad faith claim to be able to peek into people's minds and determine bad intent in order to discourage people from publicly supporting a cause.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoOr it can be used as a condemnation after comparing their professed values against their actual behavior.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoWhile it is indeed impossible to read people's minds, people can reasonably sense a mix of insincerity and attention seeking behavior.