1/ One of most important things I've learned: Severe personality problems find *camouflage.* No one thinks “I’m a sadist” or “I'm a malignant narcissist.” They find a belief system/social group that validates their most hateful, destructive impulses & construes them as virtues.

Vigorous debate is foundational - it's not about agreement, but participation

A blog reflecting on the tragic events of today: shanemcloughlin.co/2025/09/11/ref…

Great to see some sensible people still on here (see quote below). I think I express a similar sentiment in this blog, albeit in a slightly more emotionally charged way: shanemcloughlin.co/2025/09/11/ref…

You don't have to say "I disagreed with him on some things". No-one agrees with everyone on everything. It's a pointless statement that just distances you from your own humanity.

This is a practicing British doctor tying herself in knots trying to blame the Jews for Charlie Kirk’s murder. Mad.

Not trying to dox anyone, but worth highlighting just how many people are trying to incite violence. Something had gone seriously wrong in public discourse.

The number of people celebrating Charlie Kirk's death who work as teachers, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other "helping professions" is immensely disturbing. We have a serious problem in this country.

“Hey bro this is a great opportunity it’s an easy 10x” If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Don’t accept unsolicited crypto advice. Especially if they call you bro.

And if you believe that the messenger invalidates the message (and vice versa!)... ...well, you're going to dismiss some important messages somewhere along the line that might have otherwise warned you about something you needed to be warned about.

Delighted to see our recent work gaining traction! 📈 Our 2023 paper on ACT as a process-based therapy has already been cited 60 times. 📖 Our new paper on measuring practical wisdom, published only a few months ago, has already reached 14 citations. A big thank you to

It's been an intense week and there is much anger, hatred and resentment. Some want to use this moment to make more money, blame the people they always wanted to blame and amplify hate, so it's important to say this. To my enemies: I hate your ideas but I don't hate you. You are

“Above all, do not lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” - The

Translated it for you.

Capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than all philanthropy combined.

The way Greta effortlessly transitioned from telling us the world was about to explode in 3 years due to global warming to then paddling around the Mediterranean wasting diesel fuel on a selfie yacht for Gaza really proves that so much of modern leftism is just incoherent

It's frustrating that this sort of remark isn't considered totally disqualifying and career-ending for a scientist.

A massive study on the effects of social class tested 35 hypotheses in 4 countries (N = 33,536). Only 50% of prior findings replicated. Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty and status were well supported across

Dark Motives in Green Clothes: The Psychology of Environmental Activism shanemcloughlin.co/2025/10/28/dar… via Shane McLoughlin

A Rare Month of Sunlight in the Often Overcast World of Academia shanemcloughlin.co/2025/11/23/a-r… via Shane McLoughlin