I was at the grocery store the other day wearing my “Black Lives Matter” pin and a black employee stopped me to remark about how beautiful the pin was, and thanked me for wearing it. I had forgotten I was wearing it, but I was glad to be reminded. The pin was what people know as “virtue signaling.” In an era of Facebook activism, it’s more and more common for people to “signal” their ethics or morality, whether it’s with a pin or a Facebook status update.
The opportunity cost of virtue signaling
The opportunity cost of virtue signaling
The opportunity cost of virtue signaling
I was at the grocery store the other day wearing my “Black Lives Matter” pin and a black employee stopped me to remark about how beautiful the pin was, and thanked me for wearing it. I had forgotten I was wearing it, but I was glad to be reminded. The pin was what people know as “virtue signaling.” In an era of Facebook activism, it’s more and more common for people to “signal” their ethics or morality, whether it’s with a pin or a Facebook status update.