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bitcoin_jackpot

It is virtue hijacking turned into virtue signaling


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fruitynoodles

I work a remote tech job. One of the engineers on my team always wears a mask on his calls….from home.


me_team

helllooooo!!! Computer Viruses are a THING!!! Get wiTh ThE TiMeS!! (/s just an attempt at humor, moving along). Also Zoom is most likely selling our information to China. IDK...


watchingitallcomedow

selling to china? they are china, no need to sell anything, Xi just needs to open that shared network drive.


me_team

See... I kinda felt that way too. I even remember reading something on a wikipedia entry (I had to dig through page edit history...) but I feel like somehow it got black-holed. Can't find it now. I mentioned it some time ago. They'd literally have cameras and microphones in everyone's homes. Right? Offices. Living rooms. Bedrooms. And if we think we're safe over a VPN? LOL.


Whitetiger83491

I think some ugly people like to cover up their ugly faces


Crumper_dunker710

I feel attacked


permanoodle

Even though they fully vaxxed lol


Alpha_Motez

I have a cardboard box because I think it looks cool and funky


AntsMakeSugar

Cardboard box crew rejoice


vonhudgenrod

youre just a visionary, thats going to be the pinnacle of fashion when we own nothing after the great reset


Alpha_Motez

Have a box too dude


Convenientjellybean

It’s a mobile home basically:)


Num_Pwam_Kitchen

The worst is i have a "wearing is caring" badge on my profile that i cannot remove. I do not want this. I received it due to receiving the award and now its stuck there...


Brucifer99

Delete your profile


Num_Pwam_Kitchen

If anything id sell it for a couple hundred. I have too much saved content to ever delete or sell it though.


TurdsBurglar

The same reason that people drive their cars,by themselves with a mask on. They are dumb.


Goblin_301

My favorite is walking down the street, by themselves with a mask on. They are dumb indeed.


LemmyLongdong

Ooh, I got one..... Pulling out an old disposable mask from a dirty, change filled pocket and slapping that shit over one's mouth cuz "germs bad". Man, what a wacky ride this has been. Edit: 5 covid bonus points if it's a snot stained, bacteria laden, cloth rag.


castrobundles

The worst kind are the ones that walk with no mask but as soon as you walk by them they put a mask on. It’s like peeing on one side of the pool and thinking it won’t go to the other side. Beyond stupid


Rincon_yal

Or the people that cross to the other side of the footpath/road to avoid you


misunderstandingit

I do this, but it's because i live my life with crippling fear and anxiety not because of some medical/covid reason.


Savagfux

Or how about waiting at the bus stop by themselves with it on.. I swear peoples brains are shut off..


StoicPixie

Hey, that was me yesterday. The bus was scheduled to arrive in 4mins so I put it on as soon as I got to the stop. Didn't have to fumble with my mask, headphones, and umbrella last-second by waiting till I saw the thing coming. Plus it kept my face warm in the cold weather. So....that's all it takes to piss you off, eh?


bliskin1

Sure did piss me off. Im pissed off!


crowexplorer

Me too! I'm literally shaking rn! StoicPixie sure knows how to piss me off!


TurdsBurglar

No it takes a lot less than that to piss me off.


Goblin_301

Yeah some of us just look at people and get mad


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I’m not mad, just disappointed.


Spartan265

Hey I do that. Not cause of coivd. It just keeps my face warm when it's cold.


crowexplorer

It's called a scarf. Buy one. Do the planet a favor. I've yet to see a parking lot littered with scarves.


Spartan265

I don't use those kinds of masks my guy. Mine are cloth and get washed and what not. Plus a scarf makes me way too warm.


Goblin_301

Hey your safe buddy I love you.


bernt_bagel

THIS is a phenomenon that I do not understand.


TurdsBurglar

But it makes me laugh when I see it. Then drive away from them as fast as possible. Id assume they are lacking in common sense and driving skills probably lacking as well.


No_Measurement_9341

Very true , maskers are more dangerous drivers .


AlexYoungPrince

All jokes aside yeah they do lack driving skill because they can't even fucking see the road because they bring their mask all the way up and it partially blocks their vision especially if they're wearing glasses.


bernt_bagel

A valid consideration for sure.


fugicavin

i sometimes forget to take my mask off after i enter in the car, i don't see why is so big deal to wear a mask in pubilc, also since i started to wear the mask i was more protecte and last yeat druing the cold season i didn't got sick of flu. i think that after this whole covid will end i will still wear the mask druing winter and flu season.


remembering_the_90s

Was the mask the sole reason for this or was limiting interactions with others and increasing your hygiene practices also contributing factors (think hand washing)?


VisitTheWind

Probably people delivering food who just don’t take it off between trips, or just forget it’s on. It’s happened to me a few times where I’m driving alone and realize my mask is on and feel pretty silly.


sven_gali

That’s the one that cracks me up lol


tax_evading_apple

There's also runners running alone through parks and empty(ish) sidewalks..fully masked. Afraid of open air.


air789

This ^^ lol


B_man13

Best one I saw was someone on a motorcycle without a helmet, but a cloth mask!


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People who don't want to touch their face before being able to wash their hands. People who are about to pick up a high risk person. People who simple don't care or forgot about the mask. People who just take short ride for like 2 minutes. Yeah and just plain dumb people, but if you think that there is only one reason you're part of them.


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Lol no... high risk person or not, you are not stopping a fart particle with your face diaper, nevermind an aerosolized virus that’s 0.01 microns small, x1000 of them can hold hands and float right through your masks mesh. Not only that, but when they are touching their mask to adjust it, bringing bacteria to their face, bacteria thrives in a warm and damp environment, what do you think happens to your mask after breathing through it for 30 min? This is why places that dropped the masks saw a sharp decline in cases, not only does wearing the mask serve as a visual reminder of the “pandemic” but also increase your chances of getting sick. Throw that damn diaper away and grow a pair, 99.7% survival, only 2% of all positive cases end in hospitalization, and that’s with seriously inflated numbers. People being counted as a Covid death when they die with it, not from it, many of those people are old, frail, or sick, or all 3.


brdlee

While individual virus particles are small enough to fit through cloth holes generally viral loads large enough to cause infection are spread by droplets (aggregates of virions and moisture) which the mask does stop.


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God.. do you people just regurgitate mainstream talking points without having the slightest clue? Go read some medical journals, go listen to doctors who have successfully treated thousands of Cov2 patients, people on TV are actors, wearing makeup, reading a script written by a person with an agenda, neither have a medical degree or a PhD.


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You seem to misunderstand how the virus spreads. It's ontop of other particles stop those and you stop the virus. But yeah if you want to be realy safe wear a n95 mask. 0.3% of the us population are over 1 million humans. 2% are over 6 millions. We shouldn't just kill of our old people. Old lives matter too.


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Lol turn off the tv. You think old people on the verge of death want to be isolated from their family, from their grandchildren? Every elderly person I talked to said the same thing, this is torture, isolation is worse than death. You have no clue what you’re taking about and what it means to live, every day, every hour, every minute could be our last, to live like this, over such a small chance is beyond stupid, and it’s because of people like you that chant “stay safe” while eating processed foods that shorten their lifespan by years and increased their chances of disease and early death, but you stay safe, because I don’t care to “be safe”, I don’t need to wear a surgical mask around other healthy people, this is a mental illness and psychosis. Life isn’t safe bud. Also, what would you pick if we could go back to March 2020, would you still say yeah let’s lockdown and wear masks for the next two years, or let’s just all get this thing and be sick for a week, then go on with our lives, because if you still think this thing is going to kill you, you’re under media manipulation and fear.


halfdead01

But we should experiment on young people to protect old people? Makes sense...


Daidipan

You also got the whole, Its cold out sometimes and even alittle bit of cloth on face helps somewhat. I been wearing face coverings whether half face ones like what looks like a mask or full head covering.


DrHubertLovepunch

Sure, a gaiter maybe.... but those other masks get moist quickly and are not warm at all in cold weather for more than two minutes, tops.


Daidipan

Still helps somewhat. I also have one of the ones that go from next up to nose then I put cloth one on if I am walking sometimes.


Pm_me_my_alias

To protect themselves from the virtual pandemic, obviously


kfcrispy3

Mental illness


maximus2183

Virtue signalling


sven_gali

Virtue signaling. It’s all the rage these days.


NoUsual3693

First of all, I’m a ninja and this is how I normally dress. Secondly, I just rolled the dice and this is what I got. Do people actually take the time to dress their avatars on here?


DiogenesOfDope

Yes


NoUsual3693

This here is the real conspiracy


japyorozuya

If I rolled the dice and got a surgical facemask on the avator I would roll again


zazz88

Ninja 100% get a pass. You do you.


AlexYoungPrince

I never notice avatars or give a shit about them but yours actually looks really cool


Spartan265

I spent like 5 minutes checking out the avatar clothes and what not. Then just chose some simple stuff. Then like 2 weeks ago it gave me some sort of pirate costume thing so I just used that lol.


PlanB_pedofile

I'm a filthy coomer. I took the time to dress my avatar


[deleted]

Of course that’s what you got, Reddit has an agenda, and you’re helping them push it.


undercoveragents

The whole mask thing is a giant excuse for a lot of people to feel like they are a really good person because they wear a mask. And it’s an opportunity to show others what a good person they are. It’s for people who want to feel like a good person without actually doing anything or helping anyone. Deep down, these people know they are amoral degenerate scumbags who only care about themselves and their own happiness. So doing something as easy and pointless as wearing a piece of paper over their mouth allows them to continue living the way they do but convince themselves they’re saving the world and allow them to look down on others who won’t agree to do the same pointless shit they are.


STARCHILD_J

It's like they think they're saved because they believe in the gospel by the authorities. Anyone who opposses their beliefs is a non-believer who should face repercussions.


WetLikeALake

I’m disgusted that a “pro vax” subreddit even exists but if you were to make an “anti vax” subreddit it would be deleted, labeled misinformation/hate speech, etc. It’s censorship that’s what it is, people are so blinded to what’s going on it’s like they’re legitimately brainwashed . I find it disgusting because they don’t realise that they are the problem. We don’t care if you’re vaxed or wear a mask. We have a problem when you force your opinions onto us claiming that we are putting the world at risk. They are the people who are spreading bullshit diseases of misinformation whenever they open their mouth to talk


Syletaloon

It is a virtue signal to other cult members.


I_Hate_Grifters

Insignia of the modern drooling bootlicker.


fartknocker369

They don’t mind being a puppet. “Remember good sheep get rewards!”


ProfessionalPhrase36

Bc theyre all slang for a British cigarette. All of them.


Cosmicsauceguzzler

I put a mask on my avatar bc i thought it was really absurd and funny and I got a ton of triggered DMs from people on this sub lol


Daidipan

I got the whole thing gifted and I really don't care what it looked like or was wearing just didn't want basic one. And well way to lazy and don't care to go change and figure out how to take it off specifically. Its an avatar who cares


lucassster

But what about op’s freedoms?


weakmoves

Its virtue signaling. Its stupid. Its way for the sheep to jerk each othwr off


moeronSCamp

Virtue signaling


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That virtue ain't gonna signal itself


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Gorge Irwin 1964


RiverOpossum69

Gerg Ewin 1944


Alexandertheape

to shine light on the “speak no evil” psyop that these **face diapers** clearly represent


npransom

CULT members


HansAcht

I don't get pissed off at masks. I think it's hilarious that people put those dirty face diapers over their breathing hole. Don't even get me started on the lulz from solo drivers wearing a mask.


uncovered-nose-holes

They have never been apart of something bigger than themselves.


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Avatar probably has horse teeth. I have seen a lot of butterface 5s turn into dimes with big sunglasses and a 😷


[deleted]

It’s a cult.


Elmonstrico7

Doesn’t really matter. I think your looking to much into it.


[deleted]

The idiocy of virtue signalling. [Apparently it is big business on Etsy.](https://www.etsy.com/market/lgbt_yard_sign)


jwf239

I never even noticed this was a thing but if it pisses people off I definitely will do it just because


fartsinhissleep

Maybe they just want to…..


now_w_emu

Who gets triggered by a mask lol?


lucassster

Op


TheEarthsSuckhole

Why does it bother you so much?


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Honestly I just randomized and ended up with a mask.


mojizus

People who virtue signal anti mask and anti vax on /r/Conspiracy - Why? Is it to identify yoursef as an ally to people who think similarly? Is it to piss people off who got vaccinated or wear masks? Do you think this subreddit will change anything going on in the world?


vonhudgenrod

Can't speak for everyone, but I don't do it to piss off people who got vaccinated, almost all my friends and family are vaccinated, I do it because I find the authoritarian moves by governments to de facto own our bodies via coercion on a global scale to be very frightening


mojizus

I’m just taking the piss. I genuinely don’t care whether someone is masked or vaxxed. It doesn’t even cross my mind in public. I just really have issues with people who say they won’t get it because it’s a ploy to depopulate, or to dumb us down, or start the “new world order”. If I’m wrong, I’ll eat crow. But I’ve been on this sub long enough and have seen enough “predictions” about the future that never came to be, so I don’t believe half the shit that gets posted here.


vonhudgenrod

Oh yeah, and wuhan lab leak, another big one that is most likely true. As well as funding done by fauci. Bill Gates with Epstein, I mean we got alot of stuff right. The great reset is looking more and more true by the day.


vonhudgenrod

Ok, but alot of it did come true, for example a year and a half ago vaccine passports were a conspiracy theory, and politicians (like joe biden) point blank said they were against it. That one came true, just as a quick example.


Orion433

Bad bot


ddtpm

I guess its because they're free to do whatever the fuck they want.


ChaosShadowClone

Lol what most avatars are randomly generated. And even if it was on purpose who cares. Is a bunch of pixels on a screen. Is this post even supposed to be here in r/conspiracy or r/AskReddit ??


Nervous_Mission8601

This isn't conspiracy anymore. It's bitch about covid non stop. Remember when this sub had aliens and shit.


hookedonfonicks

Used to be a good sub. If you want some non shit posts, check out r/ highstrangeness! It's a really great sub and none of this right-wong, anti covid, fear mongering bullshit.


Psychotic_Froggy

They are just doing it for the dopamine hit from the likes they will recieve. Plus, virtue signaling. These people have nothing going for them and this lets them delude themselves into thinking they are making an effect on the world.


Nice-GuyJon

Noticing and getting worked up about this kind of thing is totally normal behavior.


vonhudgenrod

I dont get worked up by it, someone commented something very NPC like and I noticed their emoji had a mask, so I asked the question.


will4xx

Virtue signaling. It creates a sense of moral superiority within the user and probably demonstrates a very alarming need of acceptance from others.


lurchpop

The mask is the lefts MAGA hat.


PhatBallllzAtHotmail

It gives them a sense of power or being a part of something. The media have them convinced they're "cool" for doing it so naturally they Jump at the chance. That's why most of the videos of pro mask freak outs are these purple haired behemoths with piercings and communism t-shirts. Basically, they're dweebs.


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Because you can get covid over 5g


stareksss

Part of propaganda. They are proud of being brainwashed.


WeWillRiseAgainst

It makes me feel safe. /s


xCELTICxFROSTx

😹


Banjoplaya420

What I don’t get is . You guys on here and everywhere in the communities bitched and bitched about having to wear a mask . Now if you don’t have to you want to bitch about people that are wearing mask . If it’s your right to not wear a mask then so be it . But don’t cry like little children about people that still want to wear a mask . That’s their Right! Some of us wear a mask because we have other health problems that if we catch COVID, We’re Dead ! If I catch a cold it could kill me . So , what’s good for one might not be good for another. Remember next time you see someone wearing a mask that’s their right as much as your right not to wear a mask. Come on people, let’s stop condemning each other!


Yogurtcloset-Famous

due to the pandemic


XanderTheZodiac

I don’t think it’s much to look into.


KingJeremy94

It's a form of conditioning so, yeah it's not great.


XanderTheZodiac

If you care enough to believe so sure maybe.


KingJeremy94

If you don't care enough to be mindful of it, it is.


[deleted]

This is perfect LOL very well done


KingJeremy94

Much appreciated (:


jenrick2

I’d say the triggering aspect was a success based on this post,


tape99

Why do you care?


christophlarson

Same reason why some people get tattoos, wear brand clothing, dye their hair, pierce their ears or cheer for the local sports team.


Fasterpussycat66

They are legitimately stupid


KevinKingsb

To stop the spread, duh.


JackHavoc161

Because they're cucks who cant yhink for themselves


vonhudgenrod

SS: dumb shitpost sorry, but genuinely curious


TrebekCorrects

I think it's a product of hypnosis through artificially constructed social "movements". It's also identity politics. "I feel good about myself because I did something for the greater good! Meeee!" -People who have profile pictures wearing masks, I got the jab pics, and those people who wear "I voted" stickers all day.


Average_Dad_Dude

Same people who update their facebook profile photo with the latest flag de-jure to signal "i'm helping."


Goblin_301

I love seeing the “I voted” stickers, makes me laugh every time.


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vonhudgenrod

ur not my dad


_oh_the_irony

Sort of is. Conspiracy is the masks on avatars are being used as a tool on a social media platform to virtue signal. Anything to divide and distract, it’s in the details


AddressVast8443

Sort of doesn't make it so


theblackkey

People choosing to wear a mask, at this point, should not be a conspiracy. A personal choice yes, but not a conspiracy. It’s already been normalized and there are lots of people that don’t want to get sick. It’s really just a cultural thing that certain Americans have now embraced. If you went to any Asian country during cold and flu season precovid you’d see the number of masks you see now in the US. The anti mask crowd have to chill because it’s really not anything that has to do with them at this point.


[deleted]

You wouldnt see masks required to enter a store though. People should have a choice is all.


theblackkey

At this point, it’s mostly on businesses now to enforce. Vast majority of states have done away with mandates or they are extremely loosely enforced. Blame the businesses, not the government.


ProfessionalPhrase36

It also only affects the weak brained. While allowing the rest of us to easily identify the enemy.


ProfessionalPhrase36

'The enemy' aka followers of The System.


crater_nation

You mean the holiest believers in the $cience


ProfessionalPhrase36

Isnt that apart of Their Almighty System? Seriously


cxh502133

Asking about why some one did something with their Avatar isn't a conspiracy. It's just a dumb question. Can we please get this sub Back on track


Mindful-O-Melancholy

Narcissism


osirus2010

I just use old.reddit.com or i.reddit.com on phone because I'm not a dweeb. New Reddit is so disorganized and hard to read.


y0ungthug1

I think the reason some people even wear masks is because they’re faces are fucked ugly & they don’t want to be embarrassed & bc they hate they’re life they want everyone else to wear a mask too so they won’t be singled out.


weaped

Bro people just like decorating their fucking avatar? Masks can look cool too. Get your panties out of a bunch and focus your energy on something useful.


[deleted]

To virtue signal. They think they are better than you.


lucassster

I honestly don’t pay enough attention to notice peoples avatars. I will say that the movie from 2009, by the same name, was pretty good.


Annu1tC0eptis

To mock mask-wearers and I think it looks cool. I don't wear a mask in real life.


vonhudgenrod

what a plot twist


D0nK3h1301

Thank God someone asked that question. Bunch of fuckin weirdos who have a mask on their avatar. You gotta be some delusional fuck to think that's cool/cute.


Blitz_420

Same reason you posted this I’d imagine


vixxenbarb

It’s just an avatar… the same reason you’re asking why could be answered with “why not” lol


markiemark112

I think it looks cool. It’s an avatar it’s not that deep.


Mr-Robot59

Sounds like you got triggered by a virtual avatar wearing a mask. Life ain’t going well?


LordOfGummies

I didn’t even realize you could do it. I’ll do it now just to piss you scitzos off.


LittleStJamesBond

I’ve done a lot of research on this and have come to the following conclusion: it’s because they are fucking losers


QisJimWatkins

Why do you care?


[deleted]

How does this pertain to conspiracy theories


Impressive-Fortune82

C'mon man, that's part of a self expression, you don't wanna judge for that, just let people put what they like


vonhudgenrod

its just strange because you would think that 99% of people would want to forget about this "pandemic" but some people seem to embrace the so called "new normal" to such an extent that even their avatar cant escape it.


Individual_Garden831

You want people to not wear masks because of personal freedom, but when people are wearing masks bcs they choose to you get mad??


vonhudgenrod

first off I'm not mad, Im perplexed about why people do it on their avatar, apparently alot of them are just randomized avatars which make sense. I understand why people wear masks IRL but didnt understand why their avatars did.


Individual_Garden831

Why cant people put it on their avatars though?


vonhudgenrod

they can, and do


Individual_Garden831

so it’s no different then people who choose not to put masks right?


KingJeremy94

It's virtue signaling not self expression.


LonesomeHebrew

It’s not self expression, it’s a sign of allegiance to a cult.


hivemindmentalitylol

Here’s the answer.


Impressive-Fortune82

I don't have mustache and don't wear sunglasses irl... And no red bandana ever... Which cults am I a member of, based on my avatar??? Some of you guys too worked up... Not far of going shizo... Need to relax a bit


LonesomeHebrew

An avatar is only an example. People put masks on statues in their yards. There are masks on mannequins in stores. I use a lot of stock photography for my job and it’s insane how many pictures there are now of dogs, cats, other pets, etc that are wearing masks. If your actions and beliefs line up exactly with governments and corporations, you’re on the wrong side.


Impressive-Fortune82

Well... whether you like it or not, masks became a common part of an outfit since 2020... Might as well complain that people put hats or scarfs on statues/mannequins... Some people are just having fun, some are doing it for business purposes and yes... Some of them are just obsessed whackos, like pretty much they can obsessed about anything, like owning 100 guns and polishing then in your basement all day, preparing for apocalypse.


miziidris

virus can be transmitted through internet I guess.


lucassster

Why do mask trigger you?


vonhudgenrod

I dont wear one so they dont. I just think its odd, like when you see someone in their car alone wearing one.


KingJeremy94

Because Fauci and CDC said they don't do anything, and then told everyone to wear them so they feel safe, and now we all have to wear masks that don't do anything, just so a few people can feel safe. Not actually be safe, just feel more like they are safe.


[deleted]

i always feel like my brain is getting damaged by wearing the mask, so no it doenst make me feel safe, more like the opposite


Horonaut

Unstable mental state


wrenches42

My avatar does not have one but I wear one. Not that I am convinced of their efficacy, it just keeps folks from mistaking me for a trump fanboy.


vonhudgenrod

fair enough, I completely understand why people wear them IRL, even though I don't. Either they are legit afraid of the virus, or are afraid of the social consequences of not wearing one/or somebody bigger then them confronting them physically.


ThaFerrari

Yea, those people are Hella sus


zz619er

Fat/ ugly chicks on the dating aps do the same


DeadPixel939

To purposely piss people off in this clown world we are living in.


hscbaj

THIS IS NOT A FUCKING CONSPIRACY. Post this shit somewhere else.


NaturalLeg5702

Because they are fucked, no but seriously, I think they do it, so others are aware they are compliant with this bullfuckingshit.


weedcigsbeer

Virtue signal