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Pro tip of the day: One of the most effective ways to distinguish between someone who is virtue signaling vs someone wishing to engage in an actual productive discussion about a difference of opinion is simple... just offer to move the conversation to private.
If they suddenly become silent then it was all just virtual signaling noise. If however they continue the conversation then they were truly after personal understanding for themselves or you, and thus are likely discussing the issue in good faith.
Works every time if you ever have doubts.
@TheCzar depends on the nuance, but yea that could be.
@TheCzar @freemo I'm actually less happy about participating in a private conversation due to the potential for *doctored* screenshots and other accusations. Having a conversation in public isn't meant to actively further my reputation, but to defend against certain attacks that might be made against it.
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And if they post screenshots of the private convo to "prove their point", more virtue signaling.