I like to think of signaling as dialects that communities use to communicate social coordination information (who should be paid attention to, who should receive praise or blame, etc.). I think about them in terms of the Buddhist realms:
who is good/bad? victims and oppressors, hell realm
who controls resources? territory, animal realm
who deserves resources? zero sum competitions, hungry ghost realm
which achievements are laudable? prestige, titan realm
which sorts of enjoyments are available/acceptable/admired? god realm
which models hold sway over the group’s decision making? understanding and intellect, human realm
side note: the earliest uses of the term virtue signaling I’m aware of are the PUA community circa ~2011
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I like to think of signaling as dialects that communities use to communicate social coordination information (who should be paid attention to, who should receive praise or blame, etc.). I think about them in terms of the Buddhist realms:
who is good/bad? victims and oppressors, hell realm
who controls resources? territory, animal realm
who deserves resources? zero sum competitions, hungry ghost realm
which achievements are laudable? prestige, titan realm
which sorts of enjoyments are available/acceptable/admired? god realm
which models hold sway over the group’s decision making? understanding and intellect, human realm
side note: the earliest uses of the term virtue signaling I’m aware of are the PUA community circa ~2011