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Bah, "virtue signaling" accusations are such a toxic thought-terminating cliche :/



Sometimes people worry that they are a little broken for not feeling compassion or empathy for others, and one way to feel better is to decide that anyone who does feel empathy is a liar engaged in virtue signaling. "It's not that I am wrong for not caring for the downtrodden, it's that neither of us cares, but I am honest about it and you are a liar."


Yeah, I find claiming "virtue signaling" to be a kind of virtue signaling in itself.




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