Thread by @passivefool

You have really admire how much money the self-help quacks and pop-psychologists make by peddling seemingly asinine bullshit that masquerades as profound insight.

gsb.stanford.edu/insights/pract…

"regular brainstorming sessions are not likely to lead to an increase in unique ideas. In fact, the average novelty of your output — that is, the degree to which your inspirations depart from convention — actually might decrease over time."

There must be atleast a few million books which peddle some nonsensical version of sitting down and taking notes.

Pause for a second and consider the fact that the self-help, personal development industry is worth atleast over $100 billion. The only people who've self-helped themselves in this whole racket are the people peddling this shit

And the people screaming in your face telling you to "wake up and seize the day by balls", well, their personal bank accounts developed tremendously.

What's more, half these people have parlayed this success to make even more money by becoming influencers and creators. Some of these quacks are now angels and VCs.

If you're currently aimless in life for whatever reason, becoming a motivational speaker and screaming shit like carpe diem and yolo on a YouTube channel is a sure shot way to success.

This has to be the greatest business model ever. As long as people like being told what to do and as long as they seek validation, this is an insanely profitable opportunity.

In an era people are crippled with social anxiety, selling snake oil that gently massage that anxiety is the greatest business model of all. In a way, this is a partial solution to our unemployment problem 😁