The revelation that the incredible stories told by Oliver Sacks were fabrications joins the replication crisis to create feeling to sad disillusionment. The things I was so excited to believe in my gullible 20's just weren't so. Mugged by reality. https://t.co/xNs5qLfiGn

— Seasonal Clickfarm Worker (@ClickingSeason) December 12, 2025

I didn’t read Oliver Sacks for just this reason. Made it through a quarter of one of his books, don’t even recall which one, and said, “This sounds like BS.” Put it down, never picked up another of his again and never really thought about him again either.

I have a really good bullshit detector.