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by thespoonbends 2073 days ago
Why do so many of these "start your own business" nomads types have businesses that revolve around getting more people to start businesses? The author's business appears to be about monetising blogs.

It's circular. Where's the value?

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There is no value, but it pays the blogger. In a way they prove the point, only that it applies to themselves or the followers who would do exactly the same.

The same can be observed in some educationnal subjects, some teachers make money teaching students how to become teachers of the same thing, with no concrete value other than filling jobs. The money often come from state funds :)

lol savage
It’s like all of that indiehackers site’s businesses. I guess it’s the selling shovels in a goldrush strategy?
But that is a self-selected population.

There a plenty of folks actually starting a business, and you either didn't click on their blog articles, or they didn't write a blog.

This doesn't seem to be teaching anyone how to start a business. It just convinces you that you should.