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Re:You can't tell people anything (2004) by oh_sigh on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:52PM (#23619367)
It's like writing a book on how to become wealthy, and the advice it gives you is to write a book on how to become wealthy.
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Re:You can't tell people anything (2004) by devalgo on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:40PM (#23619939)
Of course they never admit the truth, that the only way they got rich/famous was by writing self help books and have never done anything real outside that.
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Re:You can't tell people anything (2004) by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @05:32PM (#23620595)
I know someone who did exactly that. They can't quit their day job yet.
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