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In the section "Blueprint Protocol Starter Guide" he lists it under stuff he uses ("grounding sheets"). He doesn't explicitly say to buy it (and in fine print

In the section "Blueprint Protocol Starter Guide" he lists it under stuff he uses ("grounding sheets"). He doesn't explicitly say to buy it (and in fine print says its not an endorsement) but clearly the links are there to encourage people to buy these products. I dont know if he's getting a cut but half the products getting promoted have discount codes which is suggestive. > it's not like he is forcing anyone to do anything Snake-oil salesmen generally don't. > he is a lot less sales-pushy than the overwhelming majority of youtubers. Generally it is counter productive to be super pushy. It raises people's guard and makes them less likely to buy.

ecmascript 3y ago
Oh wow. So he has an affiliate link, which he doesn't push anywhere except on his website. Such a criminal behavior. > Snake-oil salesmen generally don't. Dude. Snake-oil doesn't do shit for you while if you follow the blueprint protocol maybe you won't live longer but the probability increases (by being healthy). What I am saying is it's fine to make money of something you have spent so much time in researching and building. Who cares? He's giving out most of the advice, diet etc etc for free. Sure you will be able to buy some products in the future but you don't have to. It doesn't mean that lots of the advice is good advice for your health. I just don't understand the phenomena of hating on a guy that is super wholesome, tells people to be more healthy and live longer.
- bawolff 3y ago
  From my perspective, it seems like he is manipulating vulnerable people who are terrified of death into wasting money on products that are at best unlikely to help and at worst might be harmful to a person's health for his own financial benefit. Some of the advice potentially being beneficial doesn't change that. I find this about as wholesome as the Nigerian prince who intends to give me part of his fortune out of the goodness of his heart.

ecmascript 3y ago

Oh wow. So he has an affiliate link, which he doesn't push anywhere except on his website. Such a criminal behavior. > Snake-oil salesmen generally don't. Dude. Snake-oil doesn't do shit for you while if you follow the blueprint protocol maybe you won't live longer but the probability increases (by being healthy). What I am saying is it's fine to make money of something you have spent so much time in researching and building. Who cares? He's giving out most of the advice, diet etc etc for free. Sure you will be able to buy some products in the future but you don't have to. It doesn't mean that lots of the advice is good advice for your health. I just don't understand the phenomena of hating on a guy that is super wholesome, tells people to be more healthy and live longer.

bawolff 3y ago
From my perspective, it seems like he is manipulating vulnerable people who are terrified of death into wasting money on products that are at best unlikely to help and at worst might be harmful to a person's health for his own financial benefit. Some of the advice potentially being beneficial doesn't change that. I find this about as wholesome as the Nigerian prince who intends to give me part of his fortune out of the goodness of his heart.