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Johonny

(26,178 posts)
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:33 AM Jan 2025

Virtue signaling

Mark Zuckerberg dismissed concerns about users leaving Meta platforms in response to the company's decision to end its US fact-checking program, saying any exits would be "virtue signaling."

He makes that sound like a bad thing. When you have no feeling for anyone else, the concept other people have feelings, morals, values, and virtues feels like a bad thing.

Goodbye Bro
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Virtue signaling (Original Post) Johonny Jan 2025 OP
Exactly. It's the dehumanization of people. GreenWave Jan 2025 #1
It is demeaning and insulting people of good character. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #2
meanwhile he's vice signaling by ordering tampons removed from mens rooms at META (Facebook) eShirl Jan 2025 #3
Look, Zuck... Hugin Jan 2025 #4
The opposite of "virtue signaling" is "dick waving". Midnight Writer Jan 2025 #5
Seen on Bsky: "To an asshole, all virtue is Virtue Signalling." paulkienitz Jan 2025 #6
Sadly, I think many people will be slow to leave Joinfortmill Jan 2025 #7
Zuck has already signaled the plan Johonny Jan 2025 #8
Very dystopian. Joinfortmill Jan 2025 #20
Hey, Fuckerberg? lonely bird Jan 2025 #9
Nice to see Zuckerberg using totally dated alt-right lingo. keep_left Jan 2025 #10
Leaving Facebook Maninacan Jan 2025 #11
What does the AI button do ? JI7 Jan 2025 #16
Have you gone DownriverDem Jan 2025 #12
Anybody accusing another person of virtue signaling has already given himself or herself over to their vices and evils. Efilroft Sul Jan 2025 #13
i haven't gone to my facebook in years. too lazy to delete it. pansypoo53219 Jan 2025 #14
Yes Marky, I'm not a serial hater and liar who makes millions from it. Boomerproud Jan 2025 #15
Didn't he make excuses for holocaust deniers some years back ? JI7 Jan 2025 #17
The only "virtue" he values is greed JoseBalow Jan 2025 #18
That's an excellent example canetoad Jan 2025 #19
It's termed "voting with your feet." LuckyLib Jan 2025 #21
Virtue signaling and ACTION BoRaGard Jan 2025 #22

Irish_Dem

(81,266 posts)
2. It is demeaning and insulting people of good character.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:40 AM
Jan 2025

Our psychopath overlords think we are losers and suckers for having a moral code and ethics.
And knowing right from wrong.

eShirl

(20,257 posts)
3. meanwhile he's vice signaling by ordering tampons removed from mens rooms at META (Facebook)
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:42 AM
Jan 2025

Hugin

(37,848 posts)
4. Look, Zuck...
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:47 AM
Jan 2025

When I finally get around to virtue signaling there won’t be an ounce of subtlety about it. You’ll know. It’ll be very plain and blunt.

Johonny

(26,178 posts)
8. Zuck has already signaled the plan
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:07 PM
Jan 2025

They are rolling out virtual people. These people are designed to increase your interaction. Sure, they might be people that pretend to like your flower photos. But the reality is shit posting increases interaction. They plan on hooking people on anger. Now is the time to escape before they rope you in. But I think you're right, people will be slow to leave.

keep_left

(3,210 posts)
10. Nice to see Zuckerberg using totally dated alt-right lingo.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:14 PM
Jan 2025

He sounds like Roosh V circa 2012. That shit is deader than disco.

Maninacan

(296 posts)
11. Leaving Facebook
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:18 PM
Jan 2025

I think i will leave FB. I like messenger but can do the same stuff with smartphone. I hate the AI button next to send as i have accidentally
hit it a couple of times. I need an alternative.

Efilroft Sul

(4,413 posts)
13. Anybody accusing another person of virtue signaling has already given himself or herself over to their vices and evils.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:44 PM
Jan 2025

And they think their shit doesn't smell, too.

canetoad

(20,769 posts)
19. That's an excellent example
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:24 PM
Jan 2025

Of a "Thought-terminating cliché" - a type of loaded language used to stop argument from proceeding and to quell cognitive dissonance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
22. Virtue signaling and ACTION
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jan 2025

See you later SuckerBerg (R).

No tolerate fascist fakery (R).

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