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> "Now that we know sincerity can be signaled, candidates can now cynically practice being the most sincere." “The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can
by ThrowawayR2 5y ago
> "Now that we know sincerity can be signaled, candidates can now cynically practice being the most sincere."
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made.” --Jean Giradoux, though variants predate his usage (https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/12/05/fake-honesty/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/12/05/fake-honesty/)
- kalimanzaro 5y agoIn a book by another French author Rene Girard, it is implied that the above lines of thought are insidious forms of nihilism, for: Why work for actual success when you can fake it? Etc. Yes. Virtue signaling is a debasement of the currency. Well, as it turns out, Girards entire oeuvre can be said to be advocating for that ineffective strategy of adopting extreme positions.. (eg if you think that dying on the cross was very ineffective for J. Christ)