I think the toxicity of the "gurus" is NOT taken seriously enough.They are obviously in the marketing business. But marketing nothing in particular and being good at it is called selling snake oil.
Who cares if they are good at marketing if they are only using it to sell snake oil? I don't think anyone here is under the impression that the gurus are on these forums giving a damn what any of us thinks. That isn't the point. The point is they are scummy and selling snake oil. They aren't "too busy creating the next product" because they don't actually make any products. They are marketing nothing. There is no "lack of implementation" because the guru isn't teaching anything actionable.
This isn't something to aspire to. If someone came on this forum and proved that they became a millionaire by getting a loan, using it to rent out a mansion and Lambo, and filmed bunch of videos in them telling people to use their BS secrets and positive mindset to get rich, they wouldn't get any respect from me.
I don't care how hard a guru works to put together what they are selling. Its still a scam. Should Victor Lustig be admired because he worked hard and got rich scamming people with his money printing machine? All a guru does is make and sell a bs "product" like Lustig and use good salesmanship (that could have been put to good use in a legitimate business) to sell it.
I'm sure someone will mention that the gurus don't care about what I think of them. Obviously. That is fine. But people that admire these people need to look in the mirror and think for a minute. Sure, you could follow the guru path and make a BS course teaching people nothing at all and somehow get 5k for it. But could you look yourself in the mirror knowing you were a scam artist? Have some dignity. Make an actual product or service, and actually go out and help some people and add ACTUAL value.
If you aren't a total sociopath you'll feel much better providing true value and not snake oil to make a quick buck. And there is no use in copying the internet bro-marketing guru business plan. There are thousands of legitimate businesses offering real services that have great marketing that you can copy. Pick one of them instead.
I have been guilty myself of finding many of these people amusing that they can lie and manipulate so easy.
I thought maybe there was something to learn about sales and human nature from watching and listening to these conmen.
But anymore I just find them pathetic clowns.
And the people who listen to them even more pathetic.
These "gurus" are people with NO self worth.
And the people they attract have even LESS self esteem.
They just want someone to tell the them simple steps to remove any need for original and critical thought and to tolerate risk and uncertainty.
In their laziness and insecurity they invite these guru parasites to poison and confuse them further.
Bottom line:
These clown "gurus" you see all over YouTube and Facebook are CANCER.
Want to see some real life examples of how to get rich?
Read anybody's story who is on the Forbes 400 list.
Then think and do for yourself.
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