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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by guelo on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:49PM (#14953522)
Where does this phrase "virtue signaling" come from, all of a sudden I see it everywhere. Is there some popular media figure that has introduced it?
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by jcrben on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:17PM (#14953758)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_theory

I think I first heard it while studying sociology in 2006; signals were also a common topic in my econ degree.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by ViktorV on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:56PM (#14953594)
It came from the alternative libertarian media 1-2 years ago.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by dguaraglia on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:41AM (#14954392)
I've seen it a lot coming from the right-wing fringe. I'd imagine it's a Breitbart/Limbaugh/Hannity thing.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by puranjay on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:16AM (#14955254)
If you thin Breitbart and Hannity are fringe, I've got news for you...
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