[whiletruefork]

I agree in principle that claiming the path to A is by doing B is generally a pyramid scheme situation. However, this author came across differently because of his specific situation. I read it more along the lines of the Randy Pausch quotation about brick walls keeping us from achieving what we want.

'The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!'

[vertr]

Explain to me how it makes it any better because of his situation? He's selling scammy make money online products. Do the ends justify the means?

[vertr]

It's also important to note that almost every self help guru has a sad story about their former lives, then goes on to tell you how they used their 'system' to pull themselves out of it. This post is a classic example of that type of storytelling.