It feels like the majority of cynical and sarcastic / ironic statements are cloaked attempts at signalling how authentic a person is. Conveying idealism and trust is expensive, cynicism is cheap.
I wish I had a truly “cheap” or simple answer to this stuff, but I hope that answers your prompt or gives you something interesting to consider!
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It does, thank you. You said that the typical cynical/sarcastic/ironic statement is cheap talk; it proves almost nothing about the speaker's real attitude. I thought: Isn't that also true of idealistic/optimistic statements? I was curious if you thought differently.
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If I understand you correctly, you agree that the typical idealistic statement is cheap talk. You said, reasonably, that we can more convincingly signal idealism by actually trusting others, exposing ourselves to risk. But it's unfair to compare this to mere cynical talk.
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