... about virtue signalling posts on large FB groups

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Every large group on FB I join at the moment seems to be full of virtue signalling posts- is this a new phenomenon or have I just not noticed before?

Example 1- my 7 year old son asked if we could buy a homeless man some lunch and took him a cheese sandwich and had a chat about his life story

Example 2 - my 8 year old told me don't worry about a nice birthday cake if we can't afford it...

Example 3 - my 13 month year old has befriended an elderly neighbour and now cooks their meals and cuts their grass (exaggerating maybe but you get the point).

I grew up poor but I don't think I realised until I was about 13 by which point I certainly was not as compassionate as these kids appear to be- just jealous of my mates tbh.

AIBU to imagine 90% of these posts are imaginary!?

Honestly I would take anything on social media with a very large pinch of salt. I don’t use Facebook so not sure what these groups are for - I thought they were meant to be topical discussion? What’s the relevance?

I do see this a lot on LinkedIn - rather than jobs or work-related posts, there’s a lot of general fluff and rubbish.

I think I know the group you mean, and I have now come away from it as I used the adage my mum used "if you haven't got anything nice to say........."

They are all so #bekind and no one can take criticism at all in that place.

Yes I’ve unfollowed the big group I was in as it was 90% virtue-signalling and attention seeking posts. Things clearly set up to go ‘viral’ in the group and get tons of likes and validating comments.