Comments on: Signaling and Solidarity

By: WesternStandard.ca » What a twit

WesternStandard.ca » What a twit — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:05:17 +0000

[...] Wilkinson is opposed to all of the twitterers who are sporting green in solidarity with the Iranian people. Why you ask? Because it plays into the hands of the evil neo-cons! No, really. Don't believe me, here's the money quote: [...]

By: kevlaw

kevlaw — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:32:20 +0000

Read “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” (most excellent book) to understand how a small public commitment can turn into a big public commitment.

By: kevlaw

kevlaw — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:41:15 +0000

So it's officially sanctioned signalling?

By: marianne

marianne — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:21 +0000

Voting is a civic act, in and through which we become citizens. It is exactly the sort of “buying in” that sets the stage for costlier acts of citizenship.

By: kevlaw

kevlaw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:32:20 +0000

Read “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” (most excellent book) to understand how a small public commitment can turn into a big public commitment.

By: kevlaw

kevlaw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:41:15 +0000

So it's officially sanctioned signalling?

By: marianne

marianne — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:58:21 +0000

Voting is a civic act, in and through which we become citizens. It is exactly the sort of “buying in” that sets the stage for costlier acts of citizenship.

By: Green Avatar No More? « Blog Name Here

Green Avatar No More? « Blog Name Here — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:23:15 +0000

[...] one person that specifically admonished against this was Will Wilkinson. I disagree with his logic but was happy for the dissenting voice. His distilled [...]

By: patrick stephens at psjs.net » Taking sides

patrick stephens at psjs.net » Taking sides — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:55 +0000

[...] Wilkinson has argued that showing support for the dissidents in Iran only aids and abets warmongering neocons, and since [...]

By: One never expects the hangover, despite all the evidence « The Edge of the American West

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:32 +0000

[...] would not look as favorable to the West. Will Wilkinson’s latest posts on the “vanity dressed up as elevated moral consciousness” of Twitter avatars strike me as extremely perceptive. Exiled Iranian filmmaker Lila [...]