[old-gregg]

> Why not, for example, celebrate the virtuous instead?

Because it's hard to celebrate the intangibles, that is why virtue signaling gets the spotlight instead. But action and achievement are tangible and can be celebrated (if they're good for society).

This is not a "bizarre false dichotomy". This is a perfect example of dichotomy: do you celebrate actions or intent?

[the_af]

> This is a perfect example of dichotomy: do you celebrate actions or intent?

Depends. Which actions and which intent do you mean?

[oatmeal1]

Celebration is unnecessary.

[guerrilla]

This is an even better point than mine.