The goal of this is to be able to act as moral gatekeepers similar to what we see religious leaders do. Anybody who positions themselves as arbiters of morality

The goal of this is to be able to act as moral gatekeepers similar to what we see religious leaders do. Anybody who positions themselves as arbiters of morality (past or present) can be discounted immediately. Morality changes across time and cultures, so anybody seeking to impose their morality standards today can be ignored like the loons they are. Nobody cares if the person who invented the chair, tortured puppies in their free time. It doesn't change the history of the invention, nor the utility of it. It's just a way for unimportant, unaccomplished people to farm digital reputation through virtue signaling.