undefined | Better HN

0 pointsrdiddly5mo ago0 comments

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

0 comments

Cruelty signalling?

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

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.

2 more replies

buellerbueller5mo ago

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

1 more reply

throwawaypath5mo ago

DEI was cruelty, so it's fitting.

tstrimple5mo ago

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

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse