One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share.
from On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt
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One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is somuch bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes hisshare.
On Bullshit
The document discusses the nature and prevalence of bullshit, distinguishing it from lying and exploring its connection to skepticism and the pursuit of personal sincerity.
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Matthew Giampetroni and added
- A human society is a rich tapestry of overlapping and sometimes sharply contradictory cultures, and each of us lives at our own unique cultural intersection.
from Page Not Found — Wait But Why by Tim Urban
Ajinkya Wadhwa added
Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it
from On Bullshit
Matthew Giampetroni added
- Clear and unbiased truth in our information ecology is seriously limited by the amount of bullshit we consume every day, in part a result of the overwhelming intensity of marketing motives and the conformity demands of our in-group. Furthermore, the intentions of our information sources are as often as not based on clickbait or ideology rather than... See more
from The War on Sensemaking by Rebel Wisdom
Stuart Evans added
whatever the outcome of cultural conventions and conditioning may be, if we take the sense of self that is implicit in them to be an absolute and immortal truth, oblivious to the cultural contexts that give it substance and significance, we are likely to become as confused as we would be if we aspired to meet a fictional character from a film in th
... See morefrom The Invention of the Self by Andrew Spira
Debbie Foster added
- Bullshit is a different phenomenon than lying, as lying attempts to influence while being aware of what is true, bullshit on the other hand attempts to influence without any consideration about what is true, or what truth even means.
from Becoming a Live Player by Peter Limberg
Stuart Evans and added
- a destructive cultural delusion: that we need more knowledge, life-hacks and productivity tips to become the people we want to be.
from Greatness isn't Grandiose by Daniel Kazandjian
Stuart Evans added
We're telling ourselves a story about who we are and what life is, and we're confusing this story with reality.
from How Long Is Now? by Tim Freke
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