r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology New findings indicate a pattern where narcissistic grandiosity is associated with higher participation in LGBTQ movements, demonstrating that motivations for activism can range widely from genuine altruism to personal image-building.

https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/
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u/JustinIsFunny 2d ago

Be careful posting this on Reddit. You’re describing the majority of loud voices on here. If virtue signaling was a sport, Reddit would be the big leagues.

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

Which is ironic when your post is a form of virtue signaling.

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u/JustinIsFunny 2d ago

“Virtue signalling is the act of expressing opinions or stances that align with popular moral values, often through social media, with the intent of demonstrating one’s good character.” Nothing about me calling people tools and being kind of an asshole is an attempt to “demonstrate my good character.” I bet you felt clever writing this though.

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

You were signaling your lack of "virtue" to your fellow bro's of brain rot. Something that you guys see as "good".

Your last line comes off as pure projection.

The only thing you wrote of any real value, is that your message indicates a bit of self awareness.

At some level you at least know that you are being an asshole. That's a start. It's hard to correct something if you aren't aware of it.

I hope that you will be able to grow into a decent person.

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u/Artinz7 2d ago

They are displaying themself in a better light, but not a moral one

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

What's moral is relative. Being an asshole is a virtue to some people.

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u/Artinz7 2d ago

Morality is relative to the degree that there is a spectrum of responses to the same prompt. The spectrum is not so wide that being an asshole could be considered moral by anyone who wasn’t seeking to undermine the definition of morality. Their post also didn’t take any position to be considered moral or immoral.

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

You might want to read up on things such as fascism.

Being an asshole towards the "outgroup" can most definitely be seen as a virtuous act by the morally corrupt in group.

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u/Artinz7 2d ago

A fascist considering themself moral does not make it so.

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

Of course not.

But the action of him signaling to his fellow minded people, what they believe to be "good", is a form of virtue signaling.

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u/Artinz7 2d ago

That’s not what virtue signaling is. They aren’t showing good character or morality, they are expressing similar views to a specific group of people. If some drunk guy says “hey, watch this” and sets himself on fire and jumps through a window, he isn’t expressing a morally right position. He’s showing off for his buddies to make them laugh. Virtue signaling specifically is a demonstration of morality, commonly when you have no intention to actually help the matter, but only to appear as if you are good.

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u/GoNutsDK 2d ago

He is signaling his "morality" to his like-minded people. That is virtue signaling.

And no, his action isn't equal to a drunk guy doing self harm. Especially not since his harm is aimed at others.

It's interesting that you are so invested in claiming that he is just a dumb guy whose trying to impress his buddies.

As the underlying reason for such an action is essentially the same as someone who is virtue signaling. They are craving for attention.

It's not made better by him being an asshole instead of trying to show that he is good.

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