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The point isn’t to criticize the sentiment — what kind of monster<ref>Well, obviously a member of Boko Haram, of course. But you get the point.</ref> could do that? — but to ask what practical good it does? Would a worldwide crush of hashtags lead a religious fundamentalist to the error of his ways<ref>No, sayeth Wikipedia: “However, with limited action and success after initial protests in 2014, little has been accomplished through social 0/media regarding results. As of January 13, 2017, 195 of the 276 girls are still in captivity, close to three years after the kidnappings.”</ref>? Or was that not really the point, but to visibly, righteously, show concern in a costless but [[bragadocious]] way? | The point isn’t to criticize the sentiment — what kind of monster<ref>Well, obviously a member of Boko Haram, of course. But you get the point.</ref> could do that? — but to ask what practical good it does? Would a worldwide crush of hashtags lead a religious fundamentalist to the error of his ways<ref>No, sayeth Wikipedia: “However, with limited action and success after initial protests in 2014, little has been accomplished through social 0/media regarding results. As of January 13, 2017, 195 of the 276 girls are still in captivity, close to three years after the kidnappings.”</ref>? Or was that not really the point, but to visibly, righteously, show concern in a costless but [[bragadocious]] way? | ||
Since virtue signalling namechecks politically correct issues du jour it a natural [[bullshit detector]] bypass - and where it | Since virtue signalling namechecks politically correct issues du jour it a natural [[bullshit detector]] bypass - and where it doesn’t ''bypass'' the bullshit detector, it certainly mutes it. Calling out bullshit is over thing, calling out a ''virtue signalling'' bullshitter risks challenging the signal -which may indeed be bullshit, but that's not the point, is it? | ||
Prime example: [[yogababble]] Adam Newman from WeWork. “At WeWork we don’t discriminate.” we are going to build something. We are going to change the world for the better.” | Prime example: [[yogababble]] Adam Newman from WeWork. “At WeWork we don’t discriminate.” we are going to build something. We are going to change the world for the better.” | ||