Moral theatre
June 12, 2020•68 words
Moral theatre doing or saying something which has no good consequence and quite possibly a harmful one but which appears to have a good consequence on casual inspection. Generally done to impress people with the virtue and purity of the person performing the act, often also because the act, although meaningless, 'feels good'. See also virtue semaphore, security cinema.
– First Encyclopedia of Tlön, 23rd edition, 2049