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It does feel like most pure clickbait leads to some kind of supplement pitch...
by rcarrigan87 7y ago
It does feel like most pure clickbait leads to some kind of supplement pitch...
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoYup, selling something. Even if it's selling awareness of gut problems so people realize they may have a problem and start looking for a solution. (That's behind a lot of marketing actually, making people think they have a problem; that they have gut issues, that they're not cleaning hygienically enough (and that there's germs everywhere), that they need to have a four hour erection at age 70, that they need to go skydiving in tight white pants while on their period, that someone might shoot a cannon at their boat so they need tape to patch it, that their abs are not good enough so they need another gym device that fits under their bed, etc.
- ForHackernews 7y agoIsn't this how Tim Ferris got his start? Hawking "brainQUICKEN"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_4-Hour_Workweek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_4-Hour_Workweek
- mattkevan 7y agoThought the 4-hour work week was an interesting pitch (less work, passive income – yes please) until I realised he was financing himself via a borderline-scam product like nutrition supplements...