@temporal_spider @Mrfunkedude The word certainy has some cultural baggage, but I don't think the concept is pointless. There is a difference between beein virtous and virtue signaling after all. The latter is not the same, but the act of performing the appearance of having certain virtues to others. The act depends on being percieved. It is the difference between a person who helps out at a homeless shelter and an influencer who puts in the minimal effort in order to make a few pictures for instagram or whatever.

The tricky thing, which is why I think the concept doesn't work out, is that on (public, global) social media, you cannot distinguish between the thing and its appearance. Is someone only saying "I am against bad thing" because of the internet points, or do they think that this is something where they have to raise their voice in support of?

Everyone is assuming a lot of the intentions about other people, not only here but in general. Half the people assume the other half is either trolling malliciously and the other half thinks the others are just participating in a popularity contest (which on both parts people certainly are!) It is sadly easier if you can assign every person you encounter into some ready made categories, as this makes interpreting what they say easier. And most of the time this works, tbh. After all, being open to new ideas that might change ones world view can be very tiring, and I don't want to make the impression that even I who praises this in principle have the energy to do so all the time.