In 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

In 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)