fuck this job.com

The gurus of positive thinking are after us, people!

"Really?", you ask "How do they differ from other bloggers"?

I would suggest by their UNFAILING MENTIONING OF THE PRODUCT THEY WANT YOU TO BUY, and also by a tone of heart-warming personal transformation.

To convey that tone I rely on a post from another just-registered user "I found a copy of the book in an advance sale 2 months ago. I finished it straight through in like 3 days (424 pages) and then finally finished the script I was working on for a year. I optioned it on July 28. It was my first option after ten years as a writer. Then I get IMd from my wife trying to apologize after she read about it. I told her to buy the book..."

That is a laughably obvious plug.

How about mentioning your book instead of plugging someone elses then .. Oops! it's not someone elses is it?

"If it was up to me, I'd link this book all over this site." Yes, I believe you.

I've read a self help book or two. Or ten. And I respect the personal stories, and practical advice. But I don't like the "you can be what you wanna be if you want enough", "think positive and the rest will follow" approach - people like Tony Robbins. It's so much about selling stuff ("Buy new Power Edge Programming Secrets!"). And it's too gushy. It doesn't speak to me.

But to each his own. And the book in question may be good. My dislike is of the authors self promotion, and the strong suspicion that they're reposting under others names.

Hey. I could be wrong. And Aunt Bessie is the saviour of the disaffected come to lead us all to glory from the mire.

But I think I'll wait for contributions from our happy campers that don't mention the product first, before admitting to unfounded paranioia.

-Jaded

PS What? I'm actually flaming someone?! Never thought I'd do that. Didn't know what it took to get my goat.

PPS. I would like to take this opportunity to plug my "JADED TO THE CORE" line of
vanity beer-openers.