Why are so many people saying that they "#SandWithUkraine" or "god save ukraine" ? What purpose does that serve? The russians most likely don't care about it. Who does it adress? Whats the point of showing who you're supporting when it omits to changing nothing?
Are people doing it just to signal their virtue and that they follow what is currently popular ?
How could people who say things like that actually solve the conflict in ukraine ?
most people are apolitical and don't go past reading a headline
then look at MSM, western social media, politicians and what is being shown there
where it is basically Ukraine and the West is good and Russia (soon all Russians) and Putin are evil incarnate
does that answer your question?
if the media was presenting the facts about the whole thing
people would have different opinion
It's free social credit points. Pure self interest. They have no interset in actually making the world better.
>Me me me me look at me being a good person aren't I a good person plz give applause for me me me thank you.
>does that answer your question?
not really, my question is not how people got their opinion, if its due to facts or propaganda.
my question is what people hope to achieve with voicing their affiliation with either side. do governments care what some random dude says on social media ?
Dumbass...people ALWAYS throughout history...side with the country being invaded. This isn't new or weird.
People just want to make themselves look good and be part of the group to avoid feeling left out
All of this is artificial
Most people are driven by emotions and impulses, rather than critical thinking and rational thoughts.
So when it comes to "persuading" the herd, virtue signaling is way more efficient and effective.
You don't need to go through the mental gymnastics carefully explaining why Putin is wrong, or letting people think about the situation for themselves with a brief history lesson. You don't want that if you want the people to support already a widely unpopular war.
Cheap way to give yourself a sense of moral superiority
so it is a direct result of the social conditioning and serves to display conformity ?
i think i'm beginning to understand
Because they think they can make the world better by booing the things they're told to boo. They will go to their graves without ever realising who was really causing all that suffering, and how they themselves were always complicit.
they'd like a total control of the narrative on the internet
people go to the internet, see that everyone is against Putin
and they think this is what the EU/US/West citizens think if not the whole world
it's the same reason why there are no alternative opinions in the MSM regarding this subject
they are controlling the narrative, only this time on the internet
but yeah, if it is some random person "virtue signaling", then I agree with this guy:
It's the modern equivalent of Kony 2012. White westerners will feel good about themselves and nothing will change.
German women do it for status and to falsely signal that they have enough empathy to nurture a child (most don’t)
Effeminate German men do it because they think it will get them pussy (most don’t)
Reality is German women will complain about men that don’t agree with them but will still fuck them
Kinda funny how upset they get when you just tell them their worldview doesn’t make sense but they still want your dick later lmao
What is the point of this post.
You alread have the answer.
Virtue signaling.
Look at me, i support this thing, I'm such a good boy.
a Female trait btw. Women signal virtue, men act according to virtue without signalling.
Because you are living through one of the largest information war in modern history.
Kikes went as far as to out some of their infiltrators (especially within the right) just to push the "POOTIN BAD" narrative.
It's called succumbing to peer and social pressure and hoping to increase your social status by showing your willingness to adhere to "popular opinion".
It's a basic function of human social behaviour.
It's a very
i see that they want total control of the narrative, it has shown in the corona pandemic when alot of sources of
information, even from scientists, were censored. Many news sites that show the other side of the story share the same fate during the war.
what i really don't understand is where virtue signalling comes in, not just why people do it but also why it is desired to such a degree
is it really just to 'fit in' and in a bigger social dynamic to get everyone else who simply follows the majority hops onto this one political view ?
My mum gave me Capri-Sonne everyday for school.
Mathias Demett, Prof of Psychology at Uni Gent, studies mass formation which precedes totalitarianism.
His view is that people have been very socially isolated in Europe for many years and suffered from anxiety that is not linked to an object of anxiety.
Group think allows these isolated people to feel connected to others, albeit artificially, and it reduces their anxiety because now they can fight together against that which causes them to feel so anxious (eg muh Covid, muh Russia, muh Nazis etc).
If you spend time with young people you realise they are lonely and seek connection.
Unfortunately they find this at demonstrations and parties where they use drugs like ketamine, mdma to dissociate from their emotional pain.
That’s my take…
i don't know if and how its related to totalitarianism. i agree however that it is a way of assigning and reasserting yourself and others to a group and find a sense of belonging. it seems to be one of the reasons why people signal their virtue (or any opinion for that matter) when it has no other real world impact.
do people who only repeat an opinion to create this feeling of belonging feel attacked in their social stance rather than their opinion when their opinions are challenged?
It would explain the irrational disconnect in some people when an actual discussion is initiated and they start using ad hominem and guilt-by-association rhetorical fallacies
Slacktivism is attractive because no real energy has to be expelled.
>paying more for fuel to own Russia
How is this any different than cutting off ones balls to own the libs?