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OP getting dunked on in the responses. As a black man, I’ve found there are two criticisms of virtue signaling – one legit and one not.
The first is the criticism that people are virtue signaling instead of doing the hard work of promoting change. If this is what you mean, it’s a legit comment, and I welcome you to explain how you think we can move to this next step.
The second, more noxious use of “virtue signaling” is when you disagree with the interlocutor’s message but don’t want to appear as such, so you attack the delivery. If that’s true, and you feel (assumably) black people are equal w/r/t police actions and the greater institution of the legal system, man up and say that.
Rising Star
Saying “you’re just virtue signaling” is a cool way to shut down discussion when you don’t feel like thinking too hard.
Chief
Welcome to leave. Won’t miss the “value” you tried to add here
Conversation Starter
Only selfish people utterly devoid of any virtue use the term virtue signaling.
Those types can't imagine anyone doing something to benefit someone else. They're solely self interested and believe that's just how people are, so anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
Sad, lonely, angry, miserable people with a terrible outlook on life.
It only reads as virtue signaling if you’re not taking the time to *listen and learn*
Of course it is. Not sure how you were trying to connect your point here to the broader point of what is or isn’t virtue signaling though.
Chief
Ugh come on OP! Did you not put a black square on social media to prove you’re not racist?!?
Chief
SVP1, you’re arguing with a toddler. A lot of trump supporters are like this and a lost cause. I’d just disengage this one
Rising Star
Virtue signaling is how people who are incapable of doing anything that doesn’t directly benefit themselves describe people who are capable of doing something for someone else.
Cool. Your comment was read and deemed useless. You got your 5 mins of attention, need anything else princess?
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Agree. I'm just identifying the political posts and reporting them right now. This has ceased to be a useful professional tool.
Conversation Starter
A new member complaining about the old days is likely someone evading a ban
Rising Star
This is nothing. They’ve broken the scoreboard on LinkedIn.