David Pinsof writes: Advice is rarely focused on the goals we actually have. For example, here’s what the self-help section might look like if it was focused on our real goals:
Zen and the Art of Social Climbing
Echo-Friendly: 10 Steps to Ensconcing Yourself in a Cocoon of Ideological Conformity and Motivated Reasoning
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtue Signalers
The Lips 2 Butt Method: Take Control of Your Life by Sycophantically Ingratiating Yourself with High-Status People
Own It: Keep Rival Male’s Sperm out of Your Mate’s Vagina
You Can Do It! How to Harness the Power of Moral Ambiguity and Plausible Deniability to Rationalize Your Fucked-Up Behavior
Eat, Pray, Confabulate
