Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'

Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by iliketosleep on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:53AM (#18085067)

Actually, is this an example of what they call "virtue signaling"?

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by bluntfang on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:08AM (#18085224)

It's not virtue signaling because there's actually action behind the words. If there was just a statement without change or action, it would be virtue signaling.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by iliketosleep on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:17AM (#18085304)

Thank you. I get it now. It's one of those terms I'd heard often but never completely understood.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by whiddershins on Thursday September 27, 2018 @12:50PM (#18086297)

Virtue signaling can involve action. I disagree with the above definition.

Actually a really strong signal is an action that is a sacrifice, regardless of whether it has a real positive impact.

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