"In order for a signal to be an honest one, it must be hand…

Twetch ·

"In order for a signal to be an honest one, it must be handicapping; it must be costly to the one who emits the signal." Dr. Gad Saad on the differences between virtue signaling and honest signaling
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Twetch ·

Reference? I need to know about everyone else who understands this.

Twetch ·

Reference? I need to know about everyone else who understands this.

Twetch ·

He wrote it for Psychology Today, but they cancelled him
https://thepostmillennial.com/gad-saad-the-moral-hypocrisy-of-celebrities-the-case-of-seth-rogen

The line is near the end. Paragraph begins "Bottom Line"

Twetch ·

I've been intending to get his book for months, just hadn't gotten around to it
"The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense"

Seems there are probably a lot of interesting dovetails in his work.

Twetch ·

Nice!! This is exactly what I've been working on!

Twetch ·

I've listened to several long form interviews with him. There's so much overlap, I've sort of assumed you had seen his work.
Cheers!

Twetch ·

I just got his book.