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Yeah, it sounds like the author is referring to the “thoughtlord” strain that evolved out of self-help over the last decade or so.
by xxr 2y ago
Yeah, it sounds like the author is referring to the “thoughtlord” strain that evolved out of self-help over the last decade or so.
- zoklet-enjoyer 2y agoI've never heard that term. Basically self help disguised as unbiased information or what?
- quchen 2y agoA good example is "the subtle art of not giving a fuck". It's a book where the author rediscovers stoicism, badly, hidden within a chapter where they use "fuck" a lot. Reading any amount of say Seneca will be better, but Seneca is terse and dead for more than 70 or so years, which isn't a very good business case.
- xxr 2y agoI just mean the fluffy thought leader/influencer junk that doesn't go much deeper than the obvious