This Is Serious
In Succession, Logan Roy takes a good, long look at his children and delivers the most devastating insult in the history of television:
PsychologyCulture
Everything is Bullshit.
David Pinsof on the hidden motives behind our beliefs and the 'bullshit' of social life.
Recent essays
24 of 24You Will Never Be Satisfied
Imagine you’re one of our hunter gatherer ancestors.
Everything Is Signaling
And Most of It Is Defensive
Charisma Is Bullshit
Or: A Theory of Charisma
A Big Misunderstanding
I spend a lot of time with intellectuals—writers, thinkers, social scientists, etc.
Utilitarianism Is Bullshit
According to google, utilitarianism is “the doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.”
Why Things Go to Shit
A lot of people wonder what it’s all for.
Bullshit Links - August 2025
I had a blast talking to Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom for the second time (you can watch here or listen here).
Another Year of Bullshit
Two years ago, I started Everything Is Bullshit.
Vague Bullshit
Astrology.
Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)
A lot of people ask me how I write blog posts—where I get my ideas from.
Bullshit Advice
We get it from self-help books.
Happiness Is Bullshit Revisited
Why You Don't Actually Want to Be Happy
AI Doomerism Is Bullshit
THE ROBOTS ARE GOING TO KILL US ALL!
Arguing Is Bullshit
It seems like all we do these days is argue.
Imagination Is Bullshit
Some stuff is easy to imagine—a sunset, a car horn, a dead pigeon, the smell of freshly baked bread.
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:
30 Useful Concepts about Bullshit
Warning: extreme levels of cynicism
"Deep" Bullshit
Some ideas are truly deep.
Money Is Bullshit
There comes a time in your life when you get high and have the following thought:
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.”
Mediocrity as an Existential Risk
Warning: this one's a bummer
Manufactured niceness
From corporate philanthropy to woke capitalism
A Year of Bullshit
One year ago today, I started Everything Is Bullshit.