The Map Collector

When I first got wind of the term “virtue signaling,” it was as though I suddenly found a word that had been on the tip of my tongue for years. There were people, they were saying things that were annoying, I wasn’t sure why, or what to call the spade—only that it felt really scuzzy to be around. What was that stupid thing George Clooney was doing at his Oscar acceptance speech all those years ago? How come the more glowing character traits this job interview candidate lists about himself, the less I want to hire him? Why is that one lady always shouting “Amen!” after everything the preacher says? Yeah we know, Amen!
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