Viliam_Bur comments on The curse of identity - Less Wrong
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I don't know if imaginary person is enough for our instincts. We should also seek company of rational people, so our instincts can focus on them.
Problem with signalling is that it can probably subvert any activity, and if something is called "virtue", then it seems like a very good target. If you are not careful, you may find that you, for example, describe yourself as a worse person than you really are, to signal high non-hypocricy.
By the way, I would like to read an article about applying specific lessons to specific computer games in real life.