Like: “LEARN THESE SECRET TRICKS TO ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY”

or some stupid youtube video title or some stupid “secret lifehack” bullshit.

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    One of the fitness people I follow has two apps and he regularly tells his viewers “You dont NEED my apps to get great results, you dont NEED to watch my videos either. I just think they both help. Now just subscribing as a member is just money for me so you should definitely do that”

    Which is a level of influencer honesty I can definitely get behind.

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      Are you talking about a certain guy who openly talks about what he does beyond the gym & diet to have the build he has? If so, I watch because he’s really good at explaining technique. Even though I’m not trying to be a bodybuilder. I just want to be strong and not get hurt.

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    If they had a secret/method/process they’d use it to get rich instead of fleecing people.

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    Ive worked out the secret formula for finding out which ones are legit and which ones just want money. Ive used this formula to make literally millions of pounds.

    ^just a sample of the incredible code

    By using my patented system its possible to achieve top status in practically any field you can think of, by simply following the system I’ve created the world is your oyster!

    ^The car i bought with all the money I made like this

    Its so easy anyone can do it. Olympic medalist? Nobel prize winner? CEO of your factory? Just imagine the possibilities! My secret formula sorts the scam artists from the legitimate guides to save YOU the hassle of getting scammed and send you straight to the top of any endeavour!

    Dont Just take my word for it! So many other people have taken my course and achieved great success!

    Sign up for my course on how to use my algorithm on how to sort the scammers from the legitimate gurus today! Dont waste a minute more from achieving your high potential!

    Just send $59.99 and I’ll send you PART ONE of my incredible system on how you can be a multimillionaire like me! Its so easy!

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    People want to believe because they wish badly for the money. Back in the late 90s my friends and I keep seeing papers advertising a guarenteed money making system for only $2.

    Finallt one of my friends could not resist and ordered it.

    He got instructions to put signs all over offering the money making system for $2.

    “As you paid for it you can see that it works.”

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    If you are smart enough to be suspicious, you are not their target audience. They feed on the fact many modern societies expect the mentally ill/handicapped to take care of themselves.

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    They platform literal convicts and abusers. Set your bar really low so when you’re disappointed it isn’t as much.

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    Pretty much everyone uses these clickbait titles regardless of whether they give good advice or not. I briefly followed a “finance guru” who does similar stuff with his thumbnails/titles and he just repeats variations of the same advice in every video: 1. Time in the market beats timing the market, and 2. diversify your investments. So far, this has worked out very well for me for the past ten years, but who knows if it’s going to continue trending upwards.

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      A lot of the “good advice” gurus just try to hype up the boring, well-known answer: get good sleep, eat well, minimize debt, diversify investments, etc. I appreciate it, it’s nice to have some motivation for doing things the “right way”.

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    Yes people actually believe them and it’s embarrassing. They also believe that these rich guys do these seminars out of the kindness of their hearts.

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    If you want to see how hard people want to believe they read on the internet… Watch some cop bodycam videos with sovereign citizens ‘traveling’

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    Some do apparently or they wouldn’t keep making the videos. Same thing for people who send out phishing emails and other scams. It must work sometimes.

    “Spiritual gurus”, “self help gurus”, “crypto gurus”, “business gurus” they tend to be full of shit because if they were as good as they claim they would be making money with their skills and insights instead of making YouTube videos.

    Why people fall for it just because someone claims to be an “expert” I will never understand, but I guess you could say the same about many things: advertising, politics, religion etc.

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      Some do apparently or they wouldn’t keep making the videos

      Whole lot of people are desperate to make money. They’ll keep doing it for a while even if it isn’t making money. Multi-level marketing schemes as an example. A few make a ton of money on MLMs, more than 90% lose money. They’re still everywhere