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		michaelt on Feb 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programming Doesn’t Require Talent or Even Passion I'm curious - is /signaling the virtue/ of modesty different from /being/ modest?

Sunset on Feb 10, 2017 | | [–]

One can seek status by "signaling the virtue of modesty" too much, I would consider that not to be actual modesty.

paulddraper on Feb 10, 2017 | [–]

The term is "false modesty"

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