This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the SF Examiner  (The short version: You can circumvent all the algorithms for my stuff right here.) Facebook announced earlier this year that it’s completely changing its algorithm — a move that will reduce the amount of actual news provided in

Bullshit is everywhere. From your boss, your teacher, to your parents, your politicians, and your girlfriend/boyfriend, bullshit is all around us and we all take it dismissively. But has anyone really thought about bullshit in-and-of-itself? Like, what exactly IS bullshit, dude? Is it like a lie? Is it like bluffing?