Today we're going to make a few points about the wellness industry.

First, the entire wellness industry is BS.

Second, being a member of wellness culture is indistinguishable from being in a cult.

And finally, being into wellness requires a tendency toward conspiracy theory belief, rejection of religion in favor of

spirituality, and gullibility toward online BS. That's coming up right now on Skeptoid.

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Bullibility and the cult of Wellness.

Welcome to the show that separates fact from fiction, science from pseudoscience, real history from fake history, and helps us all make better life decisions by knowing what's real and what's not.

First off, you're asking what this world is. by knowing what's real and what's not.

First off, you're asking what this word bullability means.

It is a portmanteau of two words, the first of which

begins with bull and is often abbreviated BS and gullibility.

Coined by Petruchelli et al in a 2024 publication, bullability refers to a person's predisposition to gullibly believe in any random

BS that comes along.

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