Grandstanding by Justin Tosi
The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk
Examines how people use moral talk to seek social status and attention rather than to pursue truth or solve problems, identifying patterns such as moral one-upmanship, piling on, and exaggerated outrage. It explains the psychological incentives behind this behavior and the harm it inflicts on public discourse, trust, and cooperation by amplifying polarization and cynicism. The authors offer practical advice for recognizing these tendencies in ourselves and propose norms of humility, sincerity, and restraint to make moral conversations more constructive both online and offline.
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- 2020
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