What a dismissive article. Tim has been open about his personal growth since writing his 1st book. His Podcast is #1 because of the caliber of passionate, dedicated, and creative people he so respectfully interviews. The point of the 4-hour work week, if the writer had read it to the end, is that lounging by a beach gets boring. Discovering meaningful work that helps others, and turning automation into a personal productivity tool, was Tim's path to financial freedom. His book was arguably the first manifesto for the gig economy, a trend this article doesn't even mention.

The gig economy is just furthering the pain and competition that labor is facing while capitalists prevail because they own everything. Subsistence isn't really new.

"genius of Ferriss’s book is that it resonates with a suspicion nearly everyone harbors deep down: * that it doesn’t actually have to be like this *."

Tim Ferriss has helped a lot of people. I think the author of this article is the true charlatan.