How “Virtue Signalling” Is Collapsing Society

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Today we explore the controversial topic of "Virtue Signalling" a word that went from a light criticism to now a weapon, we explore internet activism, its merits and its limitations.
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  • @JimmyTheGiant
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  • @MrRaccoon879

    @MrRaccoon879

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm a bad person I swear.

  • @usefulidiot-

    @usefulidiot-

    6 ай бұрын

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  • @gorgonismztruth1551

    @gorgonismztruth1551

    6 ай бұрын

    I stand against democrats and all there communist fuckery

  • @AutisticWimpyKid

    @AutisticWimpyKid

    6 ай бұрын

    Myheritage is a scam.

  • @MoringAfterStar

    @MoringAfterStar

    4 ай бұрын

    i wouldn't want my genetic data held by a for profits company that can, you know... sell that data. not a conspiracy attached to it, just sounds VERY insecure as far as the security of the code that makes my literal being work.

  • @tziirkq
    @tziirkq4 ай бұрын

    Virtue signalling is annoying, but what makes my eyes roll down the street is how suddenly everyone becomes an expert in that thing. I genuinely had no idea that there were so many people who are experts in race, virology, economics, socio economics, immigration, and international politics all at the same time. A truly enlightened age we live in.

  • @stalfithrildi5366

    @stalfithrildi5366

    3 ай бұрын

    Astonishing that we can't gerrit all sorted wi so many experts about, intit.

  • @Bathingwookie

    @Bathingwookie

    2 ай бұрын

    Just because you haven’t done any research doesn’t mean that others haven’t. Shall people just have an opinion on absolutely nothing in risk of being called out for being an “expert”?

  • @Lilliathi

    @Lilliathi

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't think people are claiming to be experts, they just have opinions on those topics and use the talking points of (actual) experts to argue their opinion.

  • @georgia.cccccc

    @georgia.cccccc

    2 ай бұрын

    I personally research everything thoroughly. I get annoyed if things aren't sourced credibly, but for many years, I wasn't like that. I used to read things on social media and take it as fact. Since doing my own research, I do feel especially enlightened. I still agree with the majority of my previous view points, but I'm also able to see flaws in the people I agree with (spreading wrong information, making assumptions, not understanding statistics etc). But I think theres a lot of people out there like me. Who, during their late teens and early 20's were a little too righteous without doing genuine work to understand what they're actually reposting and saying. Then they get older and start feeling disillusioned because of how unsourced information is getting and how little context people have - thats when they start doing proper research.

  • @ElJaf17

    @ElJaf17

    Ай бұрын

    ye haha or an expert about virtue signalling and subcultures, like this channel and commenters lol

  • @Zorzdog
    @Zorzdog6 ай бұрын

    Being virtuous is like being humble, if you feel the need to tell people it pretty much becomes null & void.

  • @SackTap69

    @SackTap69

    6 ай бұрын

    absolutely true! honestly, I'm one of the most humble people I know and so it's easy for me to spot fakers

  • @rafox66

    @rafox66

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SackTap69 Hahah, ironic.

  • @benmontjo

    @benmontjo

    6 ай бұрын

    Exactly

  • @Zorzdog

    @Zorzdog

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SackTap69 i bet you’re favorite song is “I’m So Humble” by Lonely Island

  • @LawfulBased

    @LawfulBased

    4 ай бұрын

    Kinda reminds us of _" If you must regularly remind people that you are a King, that means you are not a King at all. "_ am I right? 😏

  • @jeffersonhassan4558
    @jeffersonhassan45586 ай бұрын

    Virtue signaling isn't new, social media just amplifies our voices in this era hence why we think it's a new thing

  • @Vantaz

    @Vantaz

    6 ай бұрын

    ni**a did you not watch the first 10 seconds before commenting lmao

  • @salkoharper2908

    @salkoharper2908

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes it is true. If you think about it, the first people in England, in the 1700's (Evangelical Christians) who were opposed to slavery, would be classed as 'Virtue Signallers' today. people who were opposed to Facism in the 1930s, people who were against the Vietnam war were called 'Hippies' and would be classed as 'Woke' today.

  • @allgoodnamestaken6002

    @allgoodnamestaken6002

    6 ай бұрын

    This is very true. Virtue signaling has always existed but now with social media and the advancements in technology it's easier than ever to do so.

  • @richiehoyt8487

    @richiehoyt8487

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm inclined to think that in a lot of ways, social media means that individual voices get lost in the noise.

  • @royfr8136

    @royfr8136

    Ай бұрын

    no it is new - as a behaviour that is so played out. Most people just want attention and a thumbs up

  • @orboakin8074
    @orboakin8074Ай бұрын

    As a Nigerian, i have come to see that social justice and virtue signaling can only exist in a developed first world country with very few problems or threats. So, people, especially in urban areas, have bo purpose and need something to do and tend to create tension in their lives. That's why social justice and virtue signaling always fails and creates more problems.

  • @ManicIdiot
    @ManicIdiot6 ай бұрын

    Giving to charity (aka generosity) is a virtue. When you do it privately. When it's done publicly, the virtuous nature is reduced because it becomes more about the person being generous instead of the generosity alone. There are few reasons to be generous publicly beyond getting pats on the back for it. Granted, it can be used to inspire generosity in others, but the peer support is unavoidable. That support taints the perspective of the motives for being generous. Like... imagine a person donates a bunch of money to charity over the course of their life, but no one knows about it until the person dies. That is often looked at with more admiration than a person who donates significantly more money, but flaunts it online for clout. And/or the tax break. Virtue is what you do because of what you feel is right regardless of public praise. Virtue signaling is what you do specifically for public praise. What separates the two is marketing.

  • @chrisparsonlives

    @chrisparsonlives

    6 ай бұрын

    most charities are scams tho. not virtuous.

  • @Fancylvania

    @Fancylvania

    6 ай бұрын

    What about saying you're donating to a charity for ten years when in reality you aren't doing anything at all? I wonder if there's any recent examples of something like that happening

  • @ManicIdiot

    @ManicIdiot

    6 ай бұрын

    I had to read your post a few times because I got Kathy Newman stuck in my head going, "so what you're saying is.." and that was entirely wrong. Reading is hard. 😅 Amber Heard reference maybe?

  • @eurosonly

    @eurosonly

    6 ай бұрын

    That's just called lying. @@Fancylvania

  • @ImOscarWallace

    @ImOscarWallace

    6 ай бұрын

    Left hand should never know what the right hand is doing. I hate the fact that charities ask for a name.

  • @Don_Dewitt
    @Don_Dewitt2 ай бұрын

    I remember when ISIS attacked Paris and everyone on Facebook changed their profile picture to one with a french flag. As if that does anything other than stroke your ego

  • @BlueStarJT

    @BlueStarJT

    Ай бұрын

    I think people who changed the profile pic to the french flag were genuinely disgusted with what was going on in the world at that time and wanted to show it , unfortunately times have rapidly changed in the world and people now support and encourage such acts of brutality, like Hamas's terror operation against Israel on October 7th .

  • @consolas2514

    @consolas2514

    Ай бұрын

    It provides a magnifier to the issue for the people who don't read the news and only learn it from social media, which is a scary amount of people

  • @willyp1347

    @willyp1347

    Ай бұрын

    @@BlueStarJTI don’t think people with Palestinian flags in their bio are supporting Hamas. Their against the IDF’s response and previous violent actions. Just like how I doubt every Israeli supports the actions of the IDF.

  • @UdumbaraMusic

    @UdumbaraMusic

    8 күн бұрын

    @@BlueStarJT I haven't seen anyone support Hamas' actions, just support for Palestinian civilians. There's a difference between people just trying to live despite the walls quite literally closing in on them and other people fighting an occupying force by any means. It's not like this thing just started last year it's been an ongoing thing for decades.

  • @BlueStarJT

    @BlueStarJT

    8 күн бұрын

    @@UdumbaraMusic I've not seen anyone denounce hamas though ? The world has fallen silent on extreme terrorism because it doesn't fit thier narrative to call hamas out as the evil that they are .... Palestinian "civilians" cheered on hamas returning with hostages and dead isreali bodies so I think your nieve to believe they are innocent people, I understand isreal is guilty of very bad things over the past years , you have to look at it this way , isreal is surrounded by Islamic countries that want to destroy it simply because they are not muslim .

  • @BatCaveOz
    @BatCaveOz6 ай бұрын

    Social media is the worst thing to happen this century.

  • @charlesdarwin7253

    @charlesdarwin7253

    6 ай бұрын

    Probably even worse than that tragedy.

  • @patcom1013

    @patcom1013

    16 күн бұрын

    True, and we're only 24 years in.

  • @RyanKeane9
    @RyanKeane96 ай бұрын

    Virtues and morals are best described as the things we do and think when nobody else is around. They are private and internal things. Signalling them in public, by their very nature, ceases them.

  • @brown_recluse_human3458

    @brown_recluse_human3458

    6 ай бұрын

    So, religion?

  • @RyanKeane9

    @RyanKeane9

    6 ай бұрын

    @@brown_recluse_human3458 let’s not get into the realms of the nonsensical

  • @SergioBocanegra

    @SergioBocanegra

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@RyanKeane9agreed

  • @ItsOver9000Productions

    @ItsOver9000Productions

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@RyanKeane9tell THEM that

  • @williambaird2594

    @williambaird2594

    6 ай бұрын

    If you're interested in virtues and their relation to ethics, read up on some Aristotle. I think what you're saying is that a truly virtuous person does the right thing regardless of who is watching, or whether anybody is watching at all. But virtues are always practiced in a society, right? Like, you can't be friendly without someone to be friendly to, and you can't be properly friendly without some care for the wellbeing of that other. Same with generosity. I suppose you can be generous to yourself, but we typically talk about generosity in terms of giving to others - so again you need an other, or a public to interact with. I'm not really disagreeing I guess, just pointing out that virtues require community, society, others, a public, etc. They're not a private thing, really

  • @jimmythewheelie
    @jimmythewheelie6 ай бұрын

    0:26 "We dont care, youre a soap company" sums it up pretty good lol

  • @astarteswillum5259

    @astarteswillum5259

    Ай бұрын

    But Black Rock does.

  • @user-cr3ti1vj6f
    @user-cr3ti1vj6f6 ай бұрын

    I'm old enough to remember the Christian virtue signalling; you know the evangelists with private jets, the purity rings and all that stuff. When the local Karens were all fanatic Christians, and powerful enough to cancel TV shows or video games.

  • @JimmyTheGiant

    @JimmyTheGiant

    6 ай бұрын

    Its the same with cancelling, evangelic christians were doing that heavily in the 80s

  • @Dapryor

    @Dapryor

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah, the megachurch craze. And they were the ones calling for censorship on things like books and video games.

  • @ManicIdiot

    @ManicIdiot

    6 ай бұрын

    Dude, saaaaaame. It's the same playbook.

  • @TrollLol-sg3so

    @TrollLol-sg3so

    6 ай бұрын

    @@JimmyTheGiant The far right : we are so sick of this cancel culture Also the far right: started cancel culture

  • @adambrennan2259

    @adambrennan2259

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TrollLol-sg3soChristians aren’t automatically far right

  • @KEEGANATORGAMING
    @KEEGANATORGAMING6 ай бұрын

    The worst thing we ever did was give any person a platform

  • @arcsballss

    @arcsballss

    6 ай бұрын

    thank you for this

  • @allanshpeley4284

    @allanshpeley4284

    3 ай бұрын

    Nah, freedom of speech is far better than the alternative. And if you're referring to social media, people have been preaching their opinions in town squares for ages.

  • @Don_Dewitt

    @Don_Dewitt

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm sure those opposed the CCP, the Taliban etc would love a platform to speak out

  • @KEEGANATORGAMING

    @KEEGANATORGAMING

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Don_Dewitt how dense are you ? That wasn’t my point at all

  • @Don_Dewitt

    @Don_Dewitt

    2 ай бұрын

    @@KEEGANATORGAMING go on then expand on your original comment

  • @15098D
    @15098D6 ай бұрын

    I don’t see anything inherently wrong with identifying with a certain thing. I think the problem arises when you don’t back that up with action and/or use it only has a self-esteem boost

  • @ZelphTheWebmancer

    @ZelphTheWebmancer

    6 ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @JimmyTheGiant

    @JimmyTheGiant

    6 ай бұрын

    I think its the lording morality over people, assuming a position on a world event means you are moral. But you may be an asshole in every other regard.

  • @southbanktrousers2

    @southbanktrousers2

    6 ай бұрын

    @@JimmyTheGiant where did that conclusion come from though? My social media is filled with people posting and discussing about world events and issues. It's never even crossed my mind that they're doing it just to try and appear morally superior to others. Can people not just want to raise awareness of certain things they feel are important?

  • @gi7685

    @gi7685

    6 ай бұрын

    15098D Thats the whole thing... They cant back it up... So you not seeing a problem in it but obviously know there is a problem is the big problem here

  • @kingrooper

    @kingrooper

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@southbanktrousers2Because if that's the only thing that they always talk about, they just wants to show people they know everything about the current thing. It just screams look at me I know everything about the current thing. Good Samaritans do things without needing to publicly show it, fake ones uses it to gain clout for their self esteem pills.

  • @cjkmelee
    @cjkmelee6 ай бұрын

    I liked how honest this video was about how normal virtue signaling is

  • @DeathUponYou133
    @DeathUponYou1332 ай бұрын

    so bottom line, virtue signalling is wanting to be seen as a "good person" without putting in any effort? basically just confirming what 99.99% of us already knew. & 2020 was most definitely the worst when it came to that sort of thing.

  • @user-ip1ow7hf8c
    @user-ip1ow7hf8c6 ай бұрын

    Then there are those of us that just do our own thing and face accusations when we dont pick a side publicly. Just because i dont actively say i support something or not doesnt mean i don't have morals. And to then accuse me of choosing a side because i asked questions? Madness.

  • @ileolai

    @ileolai

    6 ай бұрын

    what questions?

  • @flameron1

    @flameron1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@ileolaiany. It doesn’t matter what question. It could be as simple as “did that really happen”. Or why did that happen. That’s enough to make people angry. Simply because you don’t side with them immediately and ask questions to be informed

  • @pertoor

    @pertoor

    6 ай бұрын

    In that case I think you're surrounding yourself with the wrong people. Or you give those people around you, that you don't really like/value, too much importance.

  • @flameron1

    @flameron1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@pertoor lol no. Nobody around me is like that. The only people who do that is my family back home who I don’t live with anymore and the occasional stranger. Also people online. But that’s a given. I don’t hang out with anyone I don’t like, that doesn’t mean that we agree on everything, but if we can conversate and actually talk then that’s all that matters

  • @HeadRedShot

    @HeadRedShot

    6 ай бұрын

    @@flameron1 what is it you dont believe happened?

  • @digriz85
    @digriz853 ай бұрын

    As a Ukrainian I find it very helpful that celebrities do publicly support our right of self-defence. Famous people expressing opinions influence their followers and eventually politicians. Politicians vote for support and that in turn saves lives of Ukrainians. Yes, 20% of our territory is still occupied, millions of Ukrainians are refugees and it will take much more efforts to make the situation better. But it could have been much much worse and it still can get worse if we lose the support that we need so desperately. So sorry, despite I do like most of the other videos on this channel, I'm afraid this video misses the point a little bit.

  • @CoreDump451
    @CoreDump4516 ай бұрын

    Daaammnn, those virtue wrist bands brought back so much nostalgia of the early 2000s. I remember I was between 8 to 11 years old when they were popular around 2005 and the few years after it. I even still have a HUGE bag of different wrist bands with all kinds of statements in them I didn't understand at the time.

  • @benmontjo

    @benmontjo

    6 ай бұрын

    Most people I knew who were wearing them were wearing them for fashion because they were colorful. Most of them had no idea what it was about (Like crap like LIvestrong).

  • @MiguelX.Rodriguez

    @MiguelX.Rodriguez

    4 ай бұрын

    @@benmontjoI was today years old when I realized those were virtue bands. I never really looked at them too close especially when most people who wore them wore multiple at a time. I doubt most kids that rocked them in my school even know what they said😂

  • @Coach_jayci
    @Coach_jayci6 ай бұрын

    Can't believe you didn't highlight the Canadian government accidentally giving a standing ovation to a Nazi.

  • @AdamsHadEnough

    @AdamsHadEnough

    2 ай бұрын

    Including Pierre Poilievre.

  • @krisburgess2857

    @krisburgess2857

    9 күн бұрын

    @@AdamsHadEnoughexactly it was not just the liberals it was the conservatives has well

  • @chantsmantrasandrelaxation5079
    @chantsmantrasandrelaxation50796 ай бұрын

    I recently re-read an article by Martin Reiche (German YTer and journaller) who talked about how some people seem to feel they MUST have an opinion/take sides etc, so rather than say 'I'm not sure' or 'I think I need to learn more before I decide one way or another' they plough ahead and take a position. Perhaps the notion of "virtue signalling" is a part of the entire facade and personality/image that social media encourages - for example it may be better to be seen as decisive rather than knowledgeable depending on the image one is cultivating. This allows both pro and anti positions to validate their own position towards virtue signalling. EDIT: IMAGINE a world where we valued thoughtfulness so that the 'virtuous' position was that of consideration and information gathering.

  • @LiveFreeOrDie2A
    @LiveFreeOrDie2A3 ай бұрын

    It’s not “virtue signaling” that’s the true issue. It’s that 99% of the time what’s being signaled isn’t virtuous. It’s vacuous, platitudinous, and immoral. Signaling true virtue can have it’s place if it leads by example and inspires others or brings to light a worthy cause and raises public awareness.

  • @ZelphTheWebmancer
    @ZelphTheWebmancer6 ай бұрын

    Despite me having some small issues with the video, it is a important conversation to have. Tho, I think that virtual signalling is bad with individuals, it's way worse when (big) companies do it, because they have more financial and societal power than most will dream to have but decide to do very superficial gestures. Instead of staying neutral of apolitical, they choose the "We support the thing you like =D" without actual effort to support the thing. It's like they are trying to eat the cake and have it too when I think either supporting or standing neutral would be less bad.

  • @ManicIdiot

    @ManicIdiot

    6 ай бұрын

    This is a fair response to have given how companies, by their very nature, are artificial. They're not a person. People make up a company, but the company runs on policy with a sole interest of making money. This means, even if everyone in the company were acting in unison, the messaging is still muddied they're very existence. A broken clock can be right twice a day, but it's still broken.

  • @frawgeatfrawgworld

    @frawgeatfrawgworld

    6 ай бұрын

    What are your issues with it????

  • @jeffersonhassan4558

    @jeffersonhassan4558

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm sorry I don't agree with you on that,we live in an age of capitalism so it doesn't surprise me when companies takes advantage of it by supporting causes they don't even care about. That being said,I don't know about your experience but I grew up in Nigeria as a gay person and to see Disney hoist the LGBT colors did a lot for me as a queer teen,here we have a media and entertainment company that's bigger than any entertainment company in Nigeria standing up for us,it showed me that at least a company I love knows I exist and will welcome me with open arms if I hold hands with my boyfriend now if there was a conservative media company that don't give two shits whether I live or die or feel safe and well respected, I'm sticking with the one who acknowledged my existence even after all the backlash so to you,they should stay apolitical but I'd rather they be political because even if they don't care which is completely obvious they don't, they've changed something somewhere else,you just didn't see it

  • @gorgonismztruth1551

    @gorgonismztruth1551

    6 ай бұрын

    I stand against democrats and all there communist fuckery

  • @ZelphTheWebmancer

    @ZelphTheWebmancer

    6 ай бұрын

    @@frawgeatfrawgworld The best way I can describe it is more of some _vibes_ idk. Like, from the title, virtual signalling isn't "collapsing society" (I hate video titles like that even if they aren't the video thesis), using pronouns in the bio as an example of virtual signalling is weird, some folks might use for that but it's not that much of virtual signalling, and some other stuff I don't remember. Overall the conversation about it it's important tho, and most of it exposes a lot of the problems with virtual signalling without falling to the pitfalls of political dogmatism.

  • @relax101mag
    @relax101mag6 ай бұрын

    It's not the virtue signaling that is the problem, it's the emotional undertone driving it. It is often a cover for anger and blame which always leads to disaster

  • @dande5009

    @dande5009

    2 ай бұрын

    Acting unhinged on the internet is typically regarded as poor behaviour, possibly even signifying broader psychological issues. Doing it under the right cause is celebrated 👏🏼

  • @audie-cashstack-uk4881

    @audie-cashstack-uk4881

    2 ай бұрын

    Acting unhinged on the net is plain funnand shitposting its funy and undedstanding you dont own the internet it isnt real and its not a extenti9n of the self the internet has 3 uses shitposting information gathering and porn there is no other use oh maybe online gaming to if youncare about others behavior in a not real place its you who has the issue its no different tomspell checking the internet its phycotic ​@@dande5009

  • @Zzzabra
    @Zzzabra6 ай бұрын

    Hey Jimmy, great Video, you`re taking on social responsibility with this one and talk about a very important topic that all too often is not being adressed or only being adressed in extremes that only escalate things further. Came a long way from watching your parkour content first, keep up the good work!

  • @Syrxen
    @Syrxen6 ай бұрын

    Almost forgot I subscribed to you for parkour/freerunning. Congrats on the transition to something that can bring you a wider audience :)

  • @dianef4227
    @dianef42275 күн бұрын

    I always try to be the one who questions blanket acceptance of a societal ‘truth’. Too many people go along with a cause without asking what the other side is. Admittedly I started doing that because it amused me, but now people have sensible conversations with me about potentially difficult topics because I listen to all sides.

  • @pegcity4eva
    @pegcity4evaАй бұрын

    I remember when we were first told to text a number after the Tsunami and people deluded themselves into thinking they were such wonderful people.

  • @esf88
    @esf886 ай бұрын

    Some really good points in there, good vid man ❤

  • @angelofchrist4494
    @angelofchrist4494Ай бұрын

    Binge watching you the last few days and I love your doc style and love learning

  • @davidwestwood351
    @davidwestwood3516 ай бұрын

    Great video Jimmy. Good points on all of this

  • @KyleWatters71
    @KyleWatters716 ай бұрын

    Good to see even non-political KZreadrs starting to speak up

  • @alexdavis1288
    @alexdavis12882 ай бұрын

    you are spot on with your vids. its kinda refreshing to see a guy your age getting the problems in this world. good man keep going mate

  • @noxiousbaz
    @noxiousbazАй бұрын

    Loved watching this with you.

  • @SplitAxisProductions
    @SplitAxisProductions6 ай бұрын

    Great video as always dude

  • @Nirbanox
    @Nirbanox6 ай бұрын

    Great vid!

  • @Pyrotechn1cs
    @Pyrotechn1cs6 ай бұрын

    I love the one where if you wear a watch it shows people you can tell the time by looking at your wrist

  • @bazza5699
    @bazza569911 күн бұрын

    i genuinely came to this video expecting to get pissed off, but instead ended up laughing my head off. nice one.. you really nailed it..

  • @theirishbandit7301
    @theirishbandit73016 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video!

  • @radioactivepotato2068
    @radioactivepotato20686 ай бұрын

    They were out there clapping on their doorsteps. CLAPPING ON THEIR F#$KING DOORSTEPS!

  • @harrycandlish7998

    @harrycandlish7998

    6 ай бұрын

    hahaha

  • @currentyearok
    @currentyearok3 ай бұрын

    great analysis 👍

  • @kerrigreen2626
    @kerrigreen26266 ай бұрын

    It would have been interesting if you had looked at moral panics which is often the adverse of vurtue signaling, As both stem from the same points.

  • @Mtb-mxJesse
    @Mtb-mxJesse6 ай бұрын

    You are such a good KZreadr

  • @tommorrison1414
    @tommorrison14144 ай бұрын

    This was a pleasing and sensible take on a problem that exists throughout the political spectrum.

  • @COLDMKULTRA
    @COLDMKULTRA3 ай бұрын

    @JimmyTheGiant ... very , very good commentary indeed 👍

  • @Garblegox
    @Garblegox6 ай бұрын

    1:40 lol, I said 'No... obviously' perfectly in sync with Jimmy. You've got my expectations dialed in

  • @joob6986
    @joob69866 ай бұрын

    Great video.

  • @troudubut5951
    @troudubut59516 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @thatRyzzle
    @thatRyzzle4 ай бұрын

    I'm subscribed to this channel, and obviously, I immediately clicked Like on this video right when it started playing. No, even during the ad BEFORE the video. Yes, yes, yes, I'm that good of a person. #BetterThanYall

  • @Statitude1
    @Statitude16 ай бұрын

    Great video 🦧

  • @Shabakawn
    @ShabakawnАй бұрын

    Some good editing and writing 🎉

  • @Werebat
    @Werebat5 ай бұрын

    There is an unfortunate intersection of Social Justice and narcissism.

  • @sordel5866
    @sordel58666 ай бұрын

    I subscribed for your parkour content but this was actually pretty interesting and well-researched. A bit over-edited but then that's your style.

  • @FreeSeoul
    @FreeSeoul6 ай бұрын

    Btw alliteration is not when things sound the same in sequence, it's when they start with the same letters or sounds.

  • @midwestcrimecorner
    @midwestcrimecornerАй бұрын

    My high school use to raise money and do walk-a-thons for Invisible Children. I did the walk-a-thon in 2009 with them. The school was in a major city, and we would walk 9 miles from the school, and all the way to the down town area, wearing the shirts we bought to be able to even do the walk-a-thon, with that money going to Invisible Children. When all of that later came out, the school stopped doing walk-a-thons. I remember so many people participating in it, year after year. They were definitely raking in the money.

  • @bruceangel4459
    @bruceangel445929 күн бұрын

    The power of daily brisk walking is so powerful and important to human beings that it cannot be reduced to virtue signaling. Walk briskly everyday to achieve the results that payoff like compounding interest. You need to open your eyes slightly wider while walking briskly, making sure to swing both of your arms while using your eyes for things both near and far. That’s it, it’s that simple.

  • @camaderrygoat1314
    @camaderrygoat13146 ай бұрын

    Haha great Ryan Long plug 😂 You're both legends!

  • @jameshardensfatsuit5726
    @jameshardensfatsuit57266 ай бұрын

    Jimmy the Giant, nah Jimmy the Professor😤 great video man ✊

  • @Austenstone118
    @Austenstone118Ай бұрын

    I would just like to say that I stand with this channel and pledge allegiance to this channel by subscribing to it and what it stands for in this present time and in years to come

  • @thrackerzod6097
    @thrackerzod6097Ай бұрын

    I think virtue signalling can be quite important. While it can be seen as lazy, it does help raise awareness of important issues, not only that, it tells our politicians these issues are important to us. It helps shape public dialogue. While it is minimal effort and people should do more than simply virtue signal, virtue signalling is not inherently a bad thing and can be very helpful when raising awareness about ongoing problems.

  • @_xeere
    @_xeere4 ай бұрын

    99% of "virtue signalling" isn't real. It's just people expressing their opinions. Accusing someone of virtue signalling is just saying that you think they don't actually believe what they are saying and only pretend to hold those beliefs to look good. It's basically just saying that the other person secretly agrees with you to avoid actually engaging with what their perspective.

  • @allanahjune

    @allanahjune

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly! Virtue signally is saying something without following through with the act for example Companies that greenwash but don’t minimise their carbon footprint or really care about the environment. It’s just moral posturing but not really believing it. Or people who comment on a cause but don’t follow with a donation or signing or making a petition. That’s virtual signalling. If people get scarred of being called a virtue signaller and misinterpret that, the whole community and world wouldn’t spin…..

  • @AdamsHadEnough
    @AdamsHadEnough2 ай бұрын

    Perfect thumbnail Jimmy!

  • @robsthedon
    @robsthedon17 күн бұрын

    Good one.

  • @avgriffin49
    @avgriffin496 ай бұрын

    Jimmy, great work with the Father Ted reference

  • @gregcampbe1l
    @gregcampbe1l6 ай бұрын

    solid video

  • @DeanWayne424
    @DeanWayne4246 ай бұрын

    The groundhog Day example really hits

  • @dakotawitt5886
    @dakotawitt58866 ай бұрын

    I’m always happy to see when British Mac Miller uploads a new video ❤

  • @allanshpeley4284
    @allanshpeley42843 ай бұрын

    I love how he included that Ryan Long bit. That dude's hilarious.

  • @Mardy1801
    @Mardy18016 ай бұрын

    Really like these videos and your content. Keep up the good work!

  • @gammondragon8080
    @gammondragon80806 ай бұрын

    Love that Ryan Long video you used, satirises it all so perfect. Awaken With JP on the other hand... an absolute hack and the epitome of the 'I support the opposite thing to the current thing' meme.

  • @JimmyTheGiant

    @JimmyTheGiant

    6 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @chestertheblack
    @chestertheblack4 ай бұрын

    It's crazy because this video definitely made google edit their definition of this word to have the subtitle of derogatory. It was not there last month because I looked it up because I forgot what it meant.

  • @Davethreshold
    @Davethreshold5 ай бұрын

    You REALLY won me over with this! The first time I saw a situation before the term "Virtue Signaling" was coined was on Seinfeld! Jerry was on a first dinner date, and his lovely date had about 5 wristbands on. He asked her what they all meant. This sweet Liberal Woman explained them all, and Jerry said, "So. You are pretentious!" Her: "I'm PRETENTIOUS???" She was so hilariously pi$$ed off by that insult.........🤡

  • @eriktheconan
    @eriktheconan4 ай бұрын

    If you're not going to watch the whole video, you can skip to the summary and conclusion at 12:47

  • @foxyninjaa
    @foxyninjaa6 ай бұрын

    Bro I've been watching for months and never actually looked at your subscriber count until now. You are criminally underrated, and you remind me of my mate Steve. Keep it up!!!

  • @ComfyCherry
    @ComfyCherry6 ай бұрын

    I'd never seen the "I support the current thing meme" I love it so much XD

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy70536 ай бұрын

    Probably your best video to date. I’m a bad person I swear

  • @JephJepheson
    @JephJephesonАй бұрын

    People not looking at the intricacies of situations in a very reactionary way always causes problems. I honestly believe in all situations that being well educated on the topic provides a much better argument and a much better result than only thinking as far as a simple action. Really, though, simple movements about raising awareness with good plans in mind are good as long as they don't come from places of narcissism or the want to be noticed.

  • @rupertsmith3496
    @rupertsmith34964 ай бұрын

    Interesting video.

  • @Altaranalt
    @Altaranalt4 ай бұрын

    "Your silence is deafening." I love this line, lol.

  • @toxicavenger7073
    @toxicavenger70736 ай бұрын

    "If your really about the support for wtf ever you say then put your money behind it"-me talking to someone who posts about how much they support certain issues

  • @NickM_FirstofHisName

    @NickM_FirstofHisName

    6 ай бұрын

    You mean, like XX 's sports?

  • @benkendall5562
    @benkendall55626 ай бұрын

    Every action has an equal and opposite reaction - virtue signalling goes both ways for sure. The ones who actually help don't seek social media validation. I used to be a big Jordan Peterson fan after reading his work but now he has become what he criticised. It's sad how everyone feels a need to pick a side and not just have their own opinion.

  • @allgoodnamestaken6002

    @allgoodnamestaken6002

    5 ай бұрын

    To be blunt, and this is obvious-but with how easily accessible social media is nowadays, it's made zoomers way too comfortable saying shit they would never dare utter in the real world. It's why virtue signaling is so strong nowadays. Like, I've seen sooo many people with "#FreePalestine" and Palestinian flags in their Twitter names/bios, but these people were also completely silent during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It's a bit odd, wouldn't you think? Call it dark, but I'd like to see how quickly these people's "beliefs" would take a turn if they were ever to get drafted. Wonder where all that support and bravado would go, now that they actually have to fight for their beliefs instead of moral grandstanding on Twitter. It also says a lot when, you express a viewpoint that doesn't exactly align with theirs, they seem more focused on attacking you like a rabid dog and trying to tear you down than even attempting to understand your point of view-almost as if they're more concerned with moral grandstanding over whoever doesn't have the same beliefs as them than actually supporting the groups they say they do.

  • @meekrodriguez6438
    @meekrodriguez64386 ай бұрын

    Nice video

  • @derunfassbarebielecki
    @derunfassbarebielecki6 ай бұрын

    I dont view virtue signalling as a big issue on its own, but on the political scale, where people who refuse to participate in it are declared public enemies and people who receive criticism start calling themselves victims of cancel culture, its literally pure poison to democracy. Regarding the cancel culture stuff etc. right wingers basically created vice signalling, the only thing that matters is being against virtue and people who fall for it supoort ideologies, which can end our peaceful societies pretty fast.

  • @derunfassbarebielecki

    @derunfassbarebielecki

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Regarded69 Actual conservatism is dead. In our anglocentric environment conservatism turned into a composition of fascist, libertarian and regressive opportunists who do anything to destroy democracy. Conservatism means keeping status quo and not trying to reestablish norms and laws from 50 years ago. Authoritarian right wingers nowadays just cant deal with people thinking differently than them, thats why every criticism, every idea which in some way or another challanges their agenda and regressive world view, is considered woke or left wing. And this strategy is successful, because right wingers dont reflect, they always believe to be right about something, while left wingers and even woke people reevaluate things, bring in new ideas and thats why stupid people without any competence in media start to believe fascist lies. I was once also on the side of the fake conservatives and thought woke people try to silence me, but after I decided to actually spectate people, I realised that woke might have strong opinions, but they dont cancel others like conservatives do. Another main issue here is, that left wingers dont hold good opinions about conservatives, so conservative cancel culture remains below radar, because the ones to criticise it, view it as so deeply conservatives, that criticising it is unnecessary.

  • @derunfassbarebielecki

    @derunfassbarebielecki

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Regarded69 Yeah lets just ignore the second largest party in Germany is a safe ground for Neonazis. Dude youre so blinded by American "conservative" propaganda, that you wont even recognise, that the conservatives of Germany want this party getting banned too. You see fascists and you think they are conservative, because the fascists from US fooled you hard with their fake conservatism. Progressivism also isnt leftist. Another topic fascists from America have fooled you into believing it. Knife crime capital of Europe still has less violent crimes committed with knives than any major US city btw..

  • @derunfassbarebielecki

    @derunfassbarebielecki

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Regarded69 Just get a life dude, American fascists possess you totally. Stop being a lap dog and actually educate yourself about the stuff your favourite right winged influencers claim all the time. And I mean all articles and not just selected ones to fit your narrative.

  • @user-bp1be1yg2h

    @user-bp1be1yg2h

    2 ай бұрын

    Which is funny because I don't vote as I have no interest in politics and it's usually left wingers who make us bad guys.

  • @nodruj8681

    @nodruj8681

    2 ай бұрын

    This is such a reactionary left wing comment lol, the right are doing what leftists have always done, they are counter signalling your "virtues" you're only mad about it because the shoes on the other foot not because its an invalid strat. Also on the cancel culture stuff many rightwingers have had their banks closed, and police at their door. Leftists are the privileged establishment hence why they aren't effected.

  • @pierzing.glint1sh76
    @pierzing.glint1sh763 күн бұрын

    Its not virtue signalling thats the problem. It's the hypocrisy thats sometimes there too.

  • @mittfh
    @mittfhАй бұрын

    Something briefly touched upon via images rather than words: corporate virtue signalling, especially noticed in June when companies roll out rainbow versions of their logos, reverting in July; while often not actually doing much for the relevant cohort of employees and/or donating lots of money to politicians who aren't very accepting of that cohort (to put it mildly). Similarly with adding legally meaningless words or phrases to their products to make them sound more virtuous than they are (especially with products like shower gels claiming they're vegan when [a] no animal products have likely ever been used in the history of the product, and [b] you're not supposed to ingest the product anyway! One thing that doesn't help with the in group / out group thing is that politicians and the media like to pretend the world is binary: something or someone is either universally good or universally bad, with no room for nuance. Some countries also deliberately misinterpret any criticism of their leadership as a threat to their very existence (yes, multiple countries, not just the one on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea).

  • @tommoric376
    @tommoric3766 ай бұрын

    Good, well thought out video 👌 (im a good person i swear) 😂😂

  • @killustrator
    @killustrator5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for stating the obvious and saying the same thing that's been said 1000 times already

  • @sarakajira
    @sarakajira6 ай бұрын

    Best video you've done yet. ;) #ISupportJimmyTheGiant

  • @OneDollaCheese
    @OneDollaCheese6 ай бұрын

    I'm a good person, I swear.

  • @vinny-zebu
    @vinny-zebu5 ай бұрын

    This whole debate just turned into pure political grifting, people get lured into ideological boxes and influencer keep feeding the contrarianism and tribalism because it turns to profit. Nuanced discussion is dead because there is too much money involved. Corporations are the biggest culprits of that.

  • @PetSonoDog-iq6rq
    @PetSonoDog-iq6rq4 ай бұрын

    This makes me glad to be a lone wolf.

  • @RuneMod
    @RuneModАй бұрын

    Calmer heads prevail. I think this is good advice.

  • @meekrodriguez6438
    @meekrodriguez64386 ай бұрын

    I like your videos

  • @patriciaBurrows-om6vu
    @patriciaBurrows-om6vu6 ай бұрын

    Hey jimmy can u do another rollerblading vid

  • @AnonymousD0W
    @AnonymousD0W2 ай бұрын

    Jimmys got that one guy I met but I can’t remember where look

  • @crimsoncola
    @crimsoncola6 ай бұрын

    Ryan Long is a treasure

  • @giantred
    @giantred3 ай бұрын

    I AM a good person, and you can TELL that I am a good person because I am always talking and typing about what a good person I am.

  • @dande5009
    @dande50092 ай бұрын

    I think social media engagement has a lot to do with it now, too. This is a bit of a different topic altogether, but I have a theory that Millennials/Gen Z are primarily motivated by social media, whether that’s conscious or unconscious. The result is that basically every thought is screened for social media compatibility, with red notification icons being the end goal. And either form of engagement has value, whether positive or negative. If people approve, you get to enjoy the influx of clap reacts. If people counter what you’ve said, there are a litany of pre-prepared buzzwords at hand to discredit challengers - bigot, transphobe etc. These social media wins are basically the meaning of life so I don’t foresee people letting go of the shallow low-hanging fruit that is ‘virtue signalling’ anytime soon.

  • @rincandrepeat.999
    @rincandrepeat.9996 ай бұрын

    PREACH!🎉

  • @spes_marine-42
    @spes_marine-426 ай бұрын

    "I'm good person, I swear" (fr)

  • @bot_pepper.4029
    @bot_pepper.40296 ай бұрын

    I'm a good person, I swear!

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