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162. Self-Help

The Allusionist

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Self-Help Books Love to Swear in Their Titles

There are a few different kinds. Like Kristen said, there's the diet. Then there's like, you will read a bit and be like, oh, this is self optimization, not like community building. And then of the self optimization ones, you have to find, is it just people who think hard work is all you need? Or is it prosperity gospel plus like manifesting and like there's magic in the universe? Yes. Books love to swear in their titles now. Unfuck yourself. The subtle art of not giving a fuck. Those are the cool edgy self-help books. They get it. It's just a lot of the same self optimization manifesting. Yeah

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