What’s the opposite of virtue signaling?

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11 August 2020, 01:14 PM

jon-nyc

What’s the opposite of virtue signaling?

This is now appearing on FB:

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11 August 2020, 01:18 PM

jon-nyc

The particular account I copied this from is a person who regularly does those stupid ‘Nametest’ and ‘OMG’ data harvesting quizzes that ask a dozen personal questions and then tell you what your spirit animal is or whatever.

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11 August 2020, 01:21 PM

jon-nyc

As I’ve said before, it just might be an empirical truth that a society with a MAGAt infection can’t fight a viral one.

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11 August 2020, 01:27 PM

Horace

I bet people concerned over that sort of thing span the political spectrum.

11 August 2020, 01:43 PM

jon-nyc

So far in social media it runs from MAGAT to Q-Anon and everywhere in between.

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11 August 2020, 03:45 PM

Piano*Dad

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
The particular account I copied this from is a person who regularly does those stupid ‘Nametest’ and ‘OMG’ data harvesting quizzes that ask a dozen personal questions and then tell you what your spirit animal is or whatever.

This should be a stupidity test. I have seen similar folks who latch on to one particular "don't tread on me" meme completely in ignorance of how frequently they shovel their identifies willingly at dozens of corporations and individuals who happily mine their information.

11 August 2020, 03:46 PM

Piano*Dad

OK, did you confront your "friend" with anything resembling your barbs in this thread?

11 August 2020, 03:48 PM

jon-nyc

No, I usually avoid politics on FB. Occasional I slip but not often.

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11 August 2020, 03:53 PM

Piano*Dad

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
No, I usually avoid politics on FB. Occasional I slip but not often.

I wish I could, but I have already established a durable pattern of behavior ...

11 August 2020, 04:11 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
No, I usually avoid politics on FB. Occasional I slip but not often.

I wish I could, but I have already established a durable pattern of behavior ...

I'm like Jon, I mostly avoid politics on FB.

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11 August 2020, 05:25 PM

QuirtEvans

quote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
No, I usually avoid politics on FB. Occasional I slip but not often.

I wish I could, but I have already established a durable pattern of behavior ...

Yep. I have a few conservative friends, and I suspect they don't follow my Facebook feed unless I mention them by name, or wish them happy birthday.

I will admit to "never happened before 2020" liking on Twitter, on a regular basis, posts by a conservative columnist who's married to a friend. (Happily, she seems to be in the George Conway camp.)