No rainbow armbands to be worn

I always took virtue signalling, as an insult, to mean "Look at me, I'm doing/saying this good thing" which is all for attention and not just because it's a good thing to do or even worse when they are being hypocrites and not actually being good. E.g. Giving money to the homeless but filming it and putting it on Facebook. Preaching about climate change on a private jet world tour. Being offended on behalf of someone else when it isn't something that would be offensive or companies that change their twitter logo to a rainbow but their middle east account doesn't. Enhancing the person's/businesses image/reputation is the primary reason for doing it rather than the will to do good. David Beckham being an LGBT advocate and then accepting money from Qatar to be an ambassador is a great example.

It gets used as an insult though whenever anyone brings anything up even when they aren't just virtue signalling.
 
Nzedred said:
It's people who say look at me I'm so much better than you and as has been the case here, most people who do it are bull s***ing.
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Thanks.
Alternatively, why not say "an over-inflated sense of their own self importance" - its a much more expansive use of the English language.
English is such a creative language as I hope most would agree.
Irony is also important(y)
 
Nano said:
I always took virtue signalling, as an insult, to mean "Look at me, I'm doing/saying this good thing" which is all for attention and not just because it's a good thing to do or even worse when they are being hypocrites and not actually being good. E.g. Giving money to the homeless but filming it and putting it on Facebook. Preaching about climate change on a private jet world tour. Being offended on behalf of someone else when it isn't something that would be offensive or companies that change their twitter logo to a rainbow but their middle east account doesn't. Enhancing the person's/businesses image/reputation is the primary reason for doing it rather than the will to do good. David Beckham being an LGBT advocate and then accepting money from Qatar to be an ambassador is a great example.

It gets used as an insult though whenever anyone brings anything up even when they aren't just virtue signalling.
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It doesnt explain a point of view though does it?
Its a "phrase" used to insult people.
Maybe we are all guilty?
I believe strongly in recycling and reusing materials to save the worlds finite resources - but sometimes I buy a "bag for life" in Sainsbury`s - which contradicts my aim I suppose.
The issue is having the power to change, but ultimately it depends on those in charge and those making money out of exploiting fossil fuels?
How do ordinary people "virtual sniggle" when choice is limited and not open to them?
Is it "signalling" for people to argue against human rights abuses in the oil states and then fill up their cars to go shopping in Aldi?
Seems a lot more complicated than your initial prognosis suggests (y)
 
r00fie1 said:
It doesnt explain a point of view though does it?
Its a "phrase" used to insult people.
Maybe we are all guilty?
I believe strongly in recycling and reusing materials to save the worlds finite resources - but sometimes I buy a "bag for life" in Sainsbury`s - which contradicts my aim I suppose.
The issue is having the power to change, but ultimately it depends on those in charge and those making money out of exploiting fossil fuels?
How do ordinary people "virtual sniggle" when choice is limited and not open to them?
Is it "signalling" for people to argue against human rights abuses in the oil states and then fill up their cars to go shopping in Aldi?
Seems a lot more complicated than your initial prognosis suggests (y)
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You've missed the key point which is the intention. I presume you aren't recycling just so you can tell other people you are recycling. You are doing it because you think it is the right thing to do. If you make a point of telling everyone you recycle but then don't do it then you would be virtue signalling or if you are only doing it so you could take pictures and post to social media about how good you are at recycling because that enhances your reputation then it would be virtue signalling.

On your last point that wouldn't be virtue signalling on its own but if you were critical of other people for filling their car up to go to Aldi and then doing it yourself it would be virtue signalling. Being critical of things out of your control because you want the system to change is not virtue signalling.

Basically it is all about the showing off part and not the doing. If your intention is to enhance your reputation/image rather than actually doing something, making the change yourself etc then it is virtue signalling.
 
Nano said:
You've missed the key point which is the intention. I presume you aren't recycling just so you can tell other people you are recycling. You are doing it because you think it is the right thing to do. If you make a point of telling everyone you recycle but then don't do it then you would be virtue signalling or if you are only doing it so you could take pictures and post to social media about how good you are at recycling because that enhances your reputation then it would be virtue signalling.

On your last point that wouldn't be virtue signalling on its own but if you were critical of other people for filling their car up to go to Aldi and then doing it yourself it would be virtue signalling. Being critical of things out of your control because you want the system to change is not virtue signalling.

Basically it is all about the showing off part and not the doing. If your intention is to enhance your reputation/image rather than actually doing something, making the change yourself etc then it is virtue signalling.
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Got you (y)
So its like preaching something and doing the opposite - like politicians.
 
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