[steve_adams_86]

I think the cult vibe might come from internet sensationalism. He seems fine. He says some weird unscientific stuff, but overall I think he believes in what he’s doing with a good nature about it, and I don’t see how harm can come from what he encourages. He has a very positive message.

One thing that compelled me to look into it was how little he seems to want money for his efforts. I mean, he makes money off of his name, but the iOS app for example is well made, helpful, and costs something like $2 CAD for advanced features. Admittedly the features are not exceptionally advanced, but I was expecting a higher price tag. It seemed like a reasonable ‘cover dev costs’ fee.

He’s on some podcasts of course, and you can get a decent sense for what he’s like. My creep meter doesn’t go off much with him, personally.

For what it’s worth, I’ve been using (and enjoying) wim hof techniques for a while and my assessment is definitely biased.

[jb1991]

> I don’t see how harm can come from what he encourages

I left this comment earlier because it seems like there are genuine risks to this sort of thing, but I must be wrong since no one is highlighting them:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24809114