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0 pointsrdiddly6mo ago0 comments

All true except the fact that it's not virtue that they're signaling.

0 pointsrdiddly6mo ago0 comments

All true except the fact that it's not virtue that they're signaling.

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ndsipa_pomu6mo ago· 4 in thread

Cruelty signalling?

oneeyedpigeon6mo ago

I prefer "ideology signalling" so that it's neutral and we can use it to apply to both sides.

watwut6mo ago

I prefer cruelty signaling, because there is profound difference between the impact of the two on the world. Insisting on naming things so that "bad thing" and "good thing" are undistinguishable is not neutral, it is biased and favors bad actors.

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buellerbueller6mo ago

"Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous.

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throwawaypath6mo ago

DEI was cruelty, so it's fitting.

tstrimple6mo ago

Virtue signaling is for liberals. Conservatives prefer shitty human signaling. Eventually folks will take them for their word I hope.

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