David Pinsof @DavidPinsof
Evolutionary social scientist, co-creator of @cah, co-host of Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast), blogs about bullshit at https://t.co/FODwrznZRX Los Angeles, CA Joined November 2012-
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Good list of social paradoxes from @DavidPinsof, cited in @sapinker's "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . ."
I was really honoured to be invited on one of my favourite podcasts to talk to two of my favourite social scientists @DavidPinsof @DavePietrasz @EPthepod. Among other things, we talked about: - beliefs - evolution - politics - Jordan Peterson
I was really honoured to be invited on one of my favourite podcasts to talk to two of my favourite social scientists @DavidPinsof @DavePietrasz @EPthepod. Among other things, we talked about: - beliefs - evolution - politics - Jordan Peterson https://t.co/X2NvGnKXVA
Victory never felt so bad.
People with good ideas really need to learn how to write well. If they don’t, their good ideas will be defeated by well-written bad ideas.
It’s tempting to cultivate the belief that the universe—or at least our world—has a purpose and is going somewhere. Don’t, advises @DavidPinsof—it doesn’t, and unless incentives apply, things simply go to shit, and here’s why: everythingisbullshit.blog/p/why-things-g…
This podcast should be *a lot* more popular!
This podcast should be *a lot* more popular!
Best part of being a professor? Having my lab listen to Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) with @DavidPinsof and @DavePietrasz so I have an excuse to listen too! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evo…
In which we go over the new evolutionary theory of humor I'm working on.
In which we go over the new evolutionary theory of humor I'm working on.
Podcast with David Pinsof about his Substack Everything is Bullshit. Argues that human behavior is driven by incentives, not happiness. Opinions are covert status-seeking tactics, and arguing often aims to intimidate. @ChrisWillx @DavidPinsof thepodcastbrowser.com/david-pinsof-t…
New essay: - System-justifying ideologies are shaped by reputation management among oppressors, not manipulation of the oppressed. - So are burn-the-the-system-down ideologies, which cast society's critics as heroic liberators and provide a cover story for new forms of…
🔪"the fiercest combatants in the war over social norms, like political activists, will be the most likely to externalize their side’s preferences—to see them as objective facts" everythingisbullshit.blog/p/bullshit-lin…
A bullshit rundown for the month - Bullshit Links - August 2025, by @DavidPinsof open.substack.com/pub/everything…
Some excellent points made by @DavidPinsof in this debate - made me update towards his position.
If you push the button, everyone you mildly dislike will know, with 100% certainty, that you mildly dislike them. Do you push the button?
If you push the button, you will know with 100% certainty all the people who mildly dislike you. Do you push the button?
What if there’s no such thing as a unified “self”? According to a modular view of the mind, what we call the “self” is really a collection of specialized systems, each shaped by evolution to navigate a messy social world. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… #CognitiveScience #ModularMind
@Mike_Moncrieff @EPthepod @DavidPinsof @DavePietrasz Absolute joy to watch EP is the future
Ecstatic to be on @EPthepod with @DavidPinsof and @DavePietrasz. A rare chance to talk in depth about my work, especially with such exceptional colleagues. Highly recommend their other episodes too!
Ecstatic to be on @EPthepod with @DavidPinsof and @DavePietrasz. A rare chance to talk in depth about my work, especially with such exceptional colleagues. Highly recommend their other episodes too!

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