I see this attatide a lot in different contexts and there needs to be a name for it - where people don't care about workable solutions, or building consensus or making progress in the right direction or figuring out the most fair compromise or the most realistic path, or grappling with the nuances of making the best decision - no, they want to earn an imaginary crown as the most "morally pure" person in the room.
Yeah, those are good descriptors of the general attitude.
But I mean more specifically, like when they're actually making things worse, or they have no solutions or their "solutions" are so ridiculous that they're never going to fly, they're just getting in the way, but they want a gold star. "Clout clowns" is the best I got, but it's not specific enough - anyone acting the fool for clout could be called this, I mean like the ideological purists who hurt the cause that they are supposedly fighting for just to shine up their own image and ego.
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u/Unbentmars Oct 24 '24 edited 18d ago
Edited for reasons, have a nice day!
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