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I haven't read his books so this may be in there but what did he do before releasing these books that makes him different from the other "gurus"? From the sounds of it in your comment he was a successful businessman because of this then decided to write a book about it and became famous but what business was he in before? Wikipedia nor Google have offered any insight into this.

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Drug dealing, actually.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=299663

Geez that thread is filled with such cynical, judgemental, and straight-to-absolutest right/wrong , black/white thinking.

I don't get it. Why was it shady? Just because he is good at business/marketing? The drug was geared toward the sports industry and was for athletes to improve performance. I'm not saying his product worked or it didn't, but HE DID NOT MAKE the product. He simply marketed it well. What is also funny is that this guy is the opposite of those "get rich like me" late night informercials. He DOES NOT CARE how much money he makes. He DOES NOT care about material wealth. He does not care about most things our information-overloaded, consumer, more more more, American culture cares about.

I just want to officially say "give the guy a break". If you don't agree with him that's fine, its just a point of view, just an opinion, everyone has one - but don't bash a guy that made it - what is the yield?

If you don't agree with the product, why would you ever sell it?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=194942

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=194411

Those links clearly tell me you are in support of Tim Ferris, so I feel we are on the same page! As for your question, well I would not personally, but I do not see where it mentions that he supports a product he does not believe in? But overall, yes, lets just take the POSITIVE things that we can from this guy, and be done with it. I just wanted to state for the record, that "submitting response posts to articles" always seems to contain 1 of 2 things:

1. "hey look at me, I posted a witty comment". 2. "Fail, F-this guy, wak, fake, douche, etc"

Where does that get any of us? Sometimes being a part of these posts is just not worth my energy. (none of this is toward anyone specifically)

Absolutism is stupid.

Agreed, which is why I brought up the positive AND negative about him. You asserted something that was wrong so I supported my argument with proofs of prior posts.

Google the products he sells. The claims are ridiculous and filled with slime. They are glorified penis pills. Looking at only the positives blindly is stupid.

He DOES NOT CARE how much money he makes. He DOES NOT care about material wealth.

Highly unlikely.

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