General Discussion

... there's the "virtue signaling criticism" which I see in many corners of the internet. It's like a grand combination of the ones you mentioned above, but with the ADDED bonus of of not-so-subtly shining the light on the one doing the criticism. It's a genuine "look at me" moment and basking in the soft and radiant glow of their own purity and an invitation to others to admire them and an encouragement to be like them. I imagine it's intoxicating.