The thing is, virtue signalers don't usually care about the virtues themselves. There are always Ananias and Saphira types who seek the illusion of virtue over actually doing good.
virtue in a nietzschian sense is different from virtue signalling. they share a common word but don't really have anything to do with each other.
nietzsche's virtue is just the search for the meaning of life.
virtue signalling is a particular practice done by people for social media clout, usually where they brag about their political fart sniffing to pass a political purity test, while actually engaging in the least amount of actual effort.
Virtue-signaling would be great if our societies worshiped virtue, rather than perversity.
Imagine people trying to outdo each other in being decent people, contributing to children's cancer research and humility.
The thing is, virtue signalers don't usually care about the virtues themselves. There are always Ananias and Saphira types who seek the illusion of virtue over actually doing good.
virtue in a nietzschian sense is different from virtue signalling. they share a common word but don't really have anything to do with each other.
nietzsche's virtue is just the search for the meaning of life.
virtue signalling is a particular practice done by people for social media clout, usually where they brag about their political fart sniffing to pass a political purity test, while actually engaging in the least amount of actual effort.