To be utterly sick of all the social media virtue signalling right now

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Just that really

There's a brilliant meme doing the rounds on Facebook at the moment.

It's a screenshot of a tweet from a young lad saying "just dropped some shopping off for my Nan who is in self isolation, but I forgot to video it. What a fuckin waste of time that was!".

True.

Did you even do a good deed if you didn't post it on social media? I've just looked on Twitter trying to find that post and there are indeed thousands of tweeters who have made videos of themselves dropping shopping off at elderly people's front doors!

Not all the reps are using it as a sales pitch as I know one rep who gave a big bag of hand creams and soaps to our local hospital. But the post I saw asking for PayPal donations to put in an order was my local Nextdoor not Facebook.

If I worked for the NHS then I would never accept a lift from a random! This is the perfect time for a serial killer to start killing or rapist to start raping, at times like this then people are vulnerable and not everyone is nice! A bit much maybe but I can’t help but think so.

People who have to put every good deed on SM to try and make them look good is annoying agreed, but according to mumsnets everything single thing is virtue signalling, it's even more tiresome than the virtue signallers.

Offer help to neighbours- how dare you, don't you know I can look after myself!
Post a funny meme- how dare you I didn't find it funny
Share a nice photo of your kids- How dare you humblebrag
Say something nice about NHS workers- Virtue signaller!
Say something nice about cleaners/delivery drivers- Some classist bullshit response.

Honestly so many of these responses are virtue signalling in themselves that you are so above it all, because you disapprove how others use social media. Just unfollow the annoying braggers, it's not that difficult! But people don't do that because they enjoy complaining and feeling superior.

Thank goodness I don’t have FB

Deactivate it?

Couldn't agree more. I was only posting on another thread the other night how us nurses doing the whole 'heroes laying put life on the line' shite needs to stop. No we're not. We are paid to do a job that some may find difficult that has risk attached to it. We are pretty much covered with PPE for that risk. I for one don't want sympathy and claps. I find it patronising to be honest. Not one fir virtue signalling at all. Or memes or dramas of any kind! I do kind self sacrificing deeds almost daily for my kids and elderly relatives but I don't tell anyone let alone post about it.

@Graphista so people aren't allowed to have gratitude for NHS staff because they voted Tory?

Elections aren't a one topic issue. I've never met anyone who thinks that the NHS is awash with cash and needs to reign spending in.

Besides, these are the virtue signallers that wind me up.

Anyway, we digress :)

YANBU.

Some relatives who are doing the "Stay inside, don't be selfish, don't go out" every single hour of the day moved house the other day and got their friends to help

He’s got a job in our local co-op. Let me say I have the absolute upmost respect for the workers in shops like that, and I was working myself doing ‘takeaway’ until a few days ago when boss decided to shut for the good of everyone. But come on. You are doing it to pay your rent.
More sneering. He may be doing it to pay the rent - because unlike you he isn't being furloughed on 80% of his income - but he is also putting himself at risk on a daily basis to ensure that those of you enjoying their 80% furlough can eat. What's wrong with a bit of respect and tolerance of that? Can't believe some of the judgy pronouncements on this thread.

I know this is slightly different but I also despise how some use a loss they've suffered as a permenent sympathy call every single anniversary and occasion on fb with a #rainbow etc or whatever with a photoshopped pic of them with various different logos and colours. Loss if such a private thing. I can't help but feel they're using it a bit.

Someone needs to make a #notvirtuesignalling frame for Facebook.

Well im doing jack shite so there!

To be honest, it's all the 'mummies' with the one child who suddenly think they're the bloody expert in schooling that are doing my head in!

Further fuel for gossip
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@star I'm soooo with you on that

@Inappropriatefemale I've been thinking similarly but I put it down to my avid watching of crime drama

@Dumbie way to post what I said!! If it's a genuine change in opinion that's one thing and if true then great but it's the hypocrisy myself and others are complaining about. The people that make a big show of thanking the nhs at a time of crisis yet the rest of the time vote in a way that undermines and underfunds it and even in some cases have been very vocal about wanting it privatised. That's not on.

"I've never met anyone who thinks that the NHS is awash with cash and needs to reign spending in." There are plenty of Tory voters on here and that I've come across in real life who think exactly that. Just look at the December election threads

Gah we need an edit button!

"Way to twist what I said" is what I meant to say

I agree. I have seen my teaching colleagues post things like "So so incredibly proud of my amazing school today donating these masks and aprons from our science department to our local hospital #savinglives #pride" with a load of likes and shares.

Is it really THAT generous a gesture? They need them, we don't.
You wouldn't NOT give them, surely.

Oooh, I love a bit of virtue signal shaming. It's very virtuous. We are all doomed.

@TakeMeToChachacha to be fair I'm seeing a lot of posts from USA as I've family over there and companies and organisations there are very much SELLING Items like masks rather than just giving them...I am finding it utterly bewildering that the Americans don't find this worthy of comment indeed where companies are doing so at very slight discounts they're getting praise just for this.

The NY gov is staunchly resisting a lockdown even though there's been loads of cases on the open argument of it being too tough on the economy!

so people aren't allowed to have gratitude for NHS staff because they voted Tory?

Of course they can feel gratitude. If they've got half a brain they should also feel shame that their gratitude isn't enough to stop them voting for a party that is actively and willfully destroying the very thing they say they're grateful for.

If you care about the health service, don't vote Tory. It really is that simple.

@Bishybarnybee I’m not sneering. You don’t know this person. Is there any need for him to proclaim to his followers on multiple social media networks that he is absolutely awash with cash and then the next day be saying he’s taken a job at the co op to apparently help the country, not pay his rent.
Are you one of those people that comments on these peoples statuses saying ‘omg hun you’re an absolute star’.

And my 80% isn’t enough to cover the average mortgage. I’m also a student so luckily I can still work towards bettering my career right now .