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Re:A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw by chongli on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @11:47AM (#46888136)
make a statement about how they identify a part of a group

That’s what it is. A shibboleth. They’re broadcasting group affiliation. The fact that it grates on the outgroup is intentional. If it wasn’t costly to adopt it wouldn’t be as honest of a signal.

Re:A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw by cucumber3732842 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @12:23PM (#46888622)
On a scale from the purest, not lifting a finger anymore than to strike a keyboard, of virtue signaling to putting one's money where their mouth is this shibboleth is about as costly as the tidal zone is dry land.