Archive - Everything Is Bullshit

Arguing Is Bullshit

It seems like all we do these days is argue.

Dec 9, 2024 •

November 2024

Imagination Is Bullshit

Some stuff is easy to imagine—a sunset, a car horn, a dead pigeon, the smell of freshly baked bread.

Nov 12, 2024 •

October 2024

Bullshit Is a Choice

In 2012, the Christian rock band Phillips, Craig, and Dean released an adorable song called “I Choose to Believe.” Here’s a snippet of the lyrics:

Oct 15, 2024 •

September 2024

30 Useful Concepts about Bullshit

Warning: extreme levels of cynicism

Sep 9, 2024 •

July 2024

"Deep" Bullshit

Some ideas are truly deep.

Jul 30, 2024 •

Money Is Bullshit

There comes a time in your life when you get high and have the following thought:

Jul 8, 2024 •

June 2024

Is Effective Altruism Bullshit?

Effective altruism is “a research field and practical community that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice.”

Jun 11, 2024 •

May 2024

Mediocrity as an Existential Risk

Warning: this one's a bummer

May 13, 2024 •

April 2024

Manufactured niceness

From corporate philanthropy to woke capitalism

Apr 22, 2024 •

March 2024

A Year of Bullshit

One year ago today, I started Everything Is Bullshit.

Mar 14, 2024 •

February 2024

Bullshit Links - February 2024

Not another list of links!

Feb 27, 2024 •

January 2024

Incentives Are Everything

In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, the psychologist Steven Pinker got ambushed with the following question:

Jan 22, 2024 •

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