If they had a secret/method/process they'd use it to get rich instead of fleecing people.
this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2026
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The secret method is fleecing people
One of the fitness people I follow has two apps and he regularly tells his viewers "You dont NEED my apps to get great results, you dont NEED to watch my videos either. I just think they both help. Now just subscribing as a member is just money for me so you should definitely do that"
Which is a level of influencer honesty I can definitely get behind.
Are you talking about a certain guy who openly talks about what he does beyond the gym & diet to have the build he has? If so, I watch because he's really good at explaining technique. Even though I'm not trying to be a bodybuilder. I just want to be strong and not get hurt.
Dr Mike from RP?
Hell yeah, +1 for the guy with the weirdly shaped head
People are always looking to make a easy dollar but pretty much everything except having a job is too good to be true.
Ive worked out the secret formula for finding out which ones are legit and which ones just want money. Ive used this formula to make literally millions of pounds.
^just a sample of the incredible code
By using my patented system its possible to achieve top status in practically any field you can think of, by simply following the system I've created the world is your oyster!
^The car i bought with all the money I made like this
Its so easy anyone can do it. Olympic medalist? Nobel prize winner? CEO of your factory? Just imagine the possibilities! My secret formula sorts the scam artists from the legitimate guides to save YOU the hassle of getting scammed and send you straight to the top of any endeavour!
Dont Just take my word for it! So many other people have taken my course and achieved great success!
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People want to believe because they wish badly for the money. Back in the late 90s my friends and I keep seeing papers advertising a guarenteed money making system for only $2.
Finallt one of my friends could not resist and ordered it.
He got instructions to put signs all over offering the money making system for $2.
"As you paid for it you can see that it works."
If you are smart enough to be suspicious, you are not their target audience. They feed on the fact many modern societies expect the mentally ill/handicapped to take care of themselves.
Pretty much everyone uses these clickbait titles regardless of whether they give good advice or not. I briefly followed a "finance guru" who does similar stuff with his thumbnails/titles and he just repeats variations of the same advice in every video: 1. Time in the market beats timing the market, and 2. diversify your investments. So far, this has worked out very well for me for the past ten years, but who knows if it's going to continue trending upwards.
A lot of the "good advice" gurus just try to hype up the boring, well-known answer: get good sleep, eat well, minimize debt, diversify investments, etc. I appreciate it, it's nice to have some motivation for doing things the "right way".
They platform literal convicts and abusers. Set your bar really low so when you're disappointed it isn't as much.
The Whitehouse?
"here in my garage, just bought this new Lamborghini "
Knaw-ledge
Yes people actually believe them and it’s embarrassing. They also believe that these rich guys do these seminars out of the kindness of their hearts.
You might like the podcast If Books Could Kill
People are idiots. They believe things that feel good.
How do you know this?
I'm not sure what you're trying to ask but maybe this comic will be interesting anyway
Some do apparently or they wouldn't keep making the videos. Same thing for people who send out phishing emails and other scams. It must work sometimes.
"Spiritual gurus", "self help gurus", "crypto gurus", "business gurus" they tend to be full of shit because if they were as good as they claim they would be making money with their skills and insights instead of making YouTube videos.
Why people fall for it just because someone claims to be an "expert" I will never understand, but I guess you could say the same about many things: advertising, politics, religion etc.
Some do apparently or they wouldn’t keep making the videos
Whole lot of people are desperate to make money. They'll keep doing it for a while even if it isn't making money. Multi-level marketing schemes as an example. A few make a ton of money on MLMs, more than 90% lose money. They're still everywhere
For the money ones, I think it works because there are many people who just really want to feel some hope financially
People do, but I have a hard time believing them. If you have a secret unlimited money glitch, why would you give it away? Or why would you charge any amount of money for it in a course?
Sometimes it can maybe be a clickbaity title to real advice or an educational video, but anyone peddling advice in a course, etc, should be seen as the snake oil salesmen that they are.
The real advice is always available for free on the internet, just have to find that dude that is so compassionate about the real stuff they give it to you straight up.
dude, people join irl face to face cults, of course they do
we got people getting “ai psychosis” so yeah…
These guys don’t really deal with who you’re talking about…but here’s a great podcast worth boosting…
Sadly they do. The best way to make money is just be consistent in what you want to do that makes money.
If you want to make the most money too then above a career is having a business. Building a business next to a job/career is possible even though it will be tough
Lots of people. Way too many. Same with the BS TV doctors like dr Oz and dr Phill. Lotta dumb and gullible people out there.
Scams exist because enough people fall for them. If there weren't people falling for it, you wouldn't see people doing it.
There’s a shit ton of stupid people that absolutely believe that nonsense.
FOMO is a hell of a drug.
Some people just have a “well what if they’re right? I might be missing out on $1 million!”
Yes. I’m apparently a fool for not going along with it.
It’s vigorously supported.
The fact that there are a ton of them means it works. A lot of gullible people either buy products they endorse, or pay monthly subscriptions for regular video sessions to listen to them.
The worst is that Tai Lopez and his garage full of books he claims to have read. I guess he didn't mind them being stained with car fumes. Dude probably didn't even own a bookcase and had it put up for his stupid infomercial.