Woke Won’t Yield to Facts

If wokism is principally a social‑signal maintained by self‑deception (per Trivers/Hanson), empirical rebuttals or fiscal withdrawal are unlikely to dissolve it. Political and cultural strategy must therefore target the signaling mechanics (status, rituals, audience incentives), not just arguments or funding. — This reframes political strategy: combating a cultural movement that is primarily signaling requires changing status incentives and audience structures, not merely producing counter‑evidence or cutting institutional support.