Tuesday Word: Virtue Signaling

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vir·tue sig·nal·ing [ˈvər-chü ˈsig-nəliŋ]:
origin: (April 18, 2015) British; James Bartholomew, from an article in The Spectator.

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med_cat's recent entry, led to discussing another modern term re: social trends.

When I worked high end retail, it was easy to get wrapped up in the glamour of big name labels; if you wore expensive things, people often treated you better, sometimes a lot better, but one day I had to remind myself that buying something by Gucci or Prada did not actually make one a "better" person.

But...what if it could?



( the secret revealed )

disclaimer: We've likely all done this at some point in our lives, so don't take it too personal and don't be afraid to laugh at yourself. The point is to limit how much one does it or to objectively question your actions -- just as one might over spending a lot of money on one's fashion tastes!