"The people giving me these stars, hearts, and thumbs-up were engaging in their own cynical game: A fear of being targeted by the mob induces us to signal publicly that we are part of it."
AKA the virtue signal. They fear their piranha turning on them more than they actually believe any of the nonsense. Hence, the virtue is a false moniker, the signal is the important part
this dude supported Democrats. Weirdos often have political opinions. What can you do?
From the article, the quote:
"The people giving me these stars, hearts, and thumbs-up were engaging in their own cynical game: A fear of being targeted by the mob induces us to signal publicly that we are part of it."
AKA the virtue signal. They fear their piranha turning on them more than they actually believe any of the nonsense. Hence, the virtue is a false moniker, the signal is the important part