and that is worthless; it costs you nothing and it therefore signals nothing.
signaling conformity, counter to beliefs, is not costless. Praise that is popular is evidence AT LEAST that conformity on this topic is more important to the judgment-expresser than unpopular blame. so some mix of “actual praise” and “complaint less important than conformity”.
signaling conformity, counter to beliefs, is not costless. Praise that is popular is evidence AT LEAST that conformity on this topic is more important to the judgment-expresser than unpopular blame. so some mix of “actual praise” and “complaint less important than conformity”.