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Oh I can totally see how, because I ate that shit up when I was 19-20. I was your classic 20 year old that wanted to be a millionaire by 21 because "that guy ov

Oh I can totally see how, because I ate that shit up when I was 19-20. I was your classic 20 year old that wanted to be a millionaire by 21 because "that guy over there said he did it". Never coughed up any money for a course or anything but I saw a shitload of these guys' free content on YT, Instagram, etc. In another world I could have totally fallen for one of these courses.

grujicd 4y ago
Yep, it's not stupidity, it's life inexperience. At that point in life many people have only vague ideas on how money is really earned in the real world, and get-rich-quick schemes seem at least plausible. Didn't fell into that trap but my sister had to go through some small "make money from home" scam to learn that lesson.
- AJ007 4y ago
  The people who have the capability and motivation to build a business can #1 download pirated versions of these get rich quick courses for free and #2 figure out how money is actually being made and move on to the hard stuff. The problem is most of the customers have neither.
- ethbr0 4y ago
  Related: many fewer people post failure or hard work over time on social media.
ethbr0 4y ago
Same as it's ever been though: grifters schilling get-rich-quick schemes. I'm sure in the mid-1800s there were classes you could buy to learn how to invest in future railroad property out West. Or later, how to become a millionaire revitalizing property in the South. General rule of thumb: never pay for a lesson if price requires an altruistic seller. F.ex. If I had a reliable way to make millions, why would I be selling that course for anything less than hundreds of thousands of dollars?
- hnlmorg 4y ago
  this reminds me of an old joke about how the only people who made money from the gold rush were those selling the shovels.
  - MattPalmer1086 4y ago
    It's not really a joke as far as I know. It's a saying.
- paulpauper 4y ago
  Isn't this what higher ed sorta is. You are paying for a lesson, but way more money. A lot of things in life are like this, like taking ski lessons, coding bootcamps, pilot lessons or culinary school. Is the scam having to pay or having unrealistic expectations? This would apply to some college students, who got into a lot of debt and don't get the career they wanted or was promised.

grujicd 4y ago

Yep, it's not stupidity, it's life inexperience. At that point in life many people have only vague ideas on how money is really earned in the real world, and get-rich-quick schemes seem at least plausible. Didn't fell into that trap but my sister had to go through some small "make money from home" scam to learn that lesson.

AJ007 4y ago
The people who have the capability and motivation to build a business can #1 download pirated versions of these get rich quick courses for free and #2 figure out how money is actually being made and move on to the hard stuff. The problem is most of the customers have neither.
ethbr0 4y ago
Related: many fewer people post failure or hard work over time on social media.

ethbr0 4y ago

Same as it's ever been though: grifters schilling get-rich-quick schemes. I'm sure in the mid-1800s there were classes you could buy to learn how to invest in future railroad property out West. Or later, how to become a millionaire revitalizing property in the South. General rule of thumb: never pay for a lesson if price requires an altruistic seller. F.ex. If I had a reliable way to make millions, why would I be selling that course for anything less than hundreds of thousands of dollars?

hnlmorg 4y ago
this reminds me of an old joke about how the only people who made money from the gold rush were those selling the shovels.
- MattPalmer1086 4y ago
  It's not really a joke as far as I know. It's a saying.
paulpauper 4y ago
Isn't this what higher ed sorta is. You are paying for a lesson, but way more money. A lot of things in life are like this, like taking ski lessons, coding bootcamps, pilot lessons or culinary school. Is the scam having to pay or having unrealistic expectations? This would apply to some college students, who got into a lot of debt and don't get the career they wanted or was promised.