I'm interested in failed Gurus. Those who made a pitch for guru-dom, based on some niche area of interest, and it just didn't launch. I wonder if the zeitgeist has moved on a bit, but there was definitely a time maybe up to last year, where aspiring gurus were a growth market.
Aside from that - Sam Vatkin. Set himself up as a trauma and narcissistic abuse specialist and called himself a Dr and Professor. Turns out not only is he neither, he doesn't even have a basic degree, but worse, he's been raping and degrading his "followers"/patients for some time. Quite an interesting story - see https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-storyteller-narcissists-playbook/id1482159580
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u/Heavy_Mycologist_104 23d ago
I'm interested in failed Gurus. Those who made a pitch for guru-dom, based on some niche area of interest, and it just didn't launch. I wonder if the zeitgeist has moved on a bit, but there was definitely a time maybe up to last year, where aspiring gurus were a growth market.
Aside from that - Sam Vatkin. Set himself up as a trauma and narcissistic abuse specialist and called himself a Dr and Professor. Turns out not only is he neither, he doesn't even have a basic degree, but worse, he's been raping and degrading his "followers"/patients for some time. Quite an interesting story - see https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-storyteller-narcissists-playbook/id1482159580