← Back to context Comment by ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago Cruelty signalling? 19 comments ndsipa_pomu Reply oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago I prefer "ideology signalling" so that it's neutral and we can use it to apply to both sides. watwut 6 days 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. oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago Sure, but that's immaterial to this context, which seeks an apolitical term for "says things they don't believe to curry favour". 1 reply → nxor 6 days ago [flagged] 3 replies → buellerbueller 6 days ago "Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous. ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people? 8 replies → throwawaypath 2 days ago DEI was cruelty, so it's fitting.
oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago I prefer "ideology signalling" so that it's neutral and we can use it to apply to both sides. watwut 6 days 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. oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago Sure, but that's immaterial to this context, which seeks an apolitical term for "says things they don't believe to curry favour". 1 reply → nxor 6 days ago [flagged] 3 replies → buellerbueller 6 days ago "Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous. ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people? 8 replies →
watwut 6 days 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. oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago Sure, but that's immaterial to this context, which seeks an apolitical term for "says things they don't believe to curry favour". 1 reply → nxor 6 days ago [flagged] 3 replies →
oneeyedpigeon 6 days ago Sure, but that's immaterial to this context, which seeks an apolitical term for "says things they don't believe to curry favour". 1 reply →
buellerbueller 6 days ago "Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous. ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people? 8 replies →
ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people? 8 replies →
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.
Sure, but that's immaterial to this context, which seeks an apolitical term for "says things they don't believe to curry favour".
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"Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous.
Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people?
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DEI was cruelty, so it's fitting.