Is it really a Problem to Sell 12 Courses?

[The Renaissance Man]

@Leo Gura often said how he chose to only sell the life purpose course, and share everything else for free on YT. Saying that he could've made 10x the money, but chose not to.

I agree that there's something more advanced and mature to this approach, as it's more altruistic, and contributes more to society. But would making a course wherever possible actually be morally inferior? I can't quite put my hand on it.

I imagine a discussion with a person who monetized all their knowledge, saying:

"look, everything I sell is of the highest quality. The value is there. It's a fair exchange and everybody wins. I make $3M per year, and that's A LOT, but I have provided $30M in value. I'm not scamming anybody, I don't see the problem here".

And I wouldn't know how to reply to that. I wouldn't do it myself, but I still don't know how to reply to that, maybe he is right.

[Leo Gura]

Selling courses is not a problem as long as you got enough material for 12 courses.

But you should note that people who sell 12 courses are probably selling you watered down stuff. It's hella hard to create 12 original undiluted courses.

Edited yesterday at 03:27 AM by Leo Gura

[PenguinPablo]

 

7 hours ago, The Renaissance Man said:

"look, everything I sell is of the highest quality. The value is there. It's a fair exchange and everybody wins. I make $3M per year, and that's A LOT, but I have provided $30M in value. I'm not scamming anybody, I don't see the problem here".

 

Yes but this is usually said as a marketing tactic trick you into justifying the expense

They'll be banging on your door relentlessly for you to buy

Only to disappear entirely after payment 

Edited yesterday at 03:49 AM by PenguinPablo

[The Renaissance Man]

@Leo Gura @PenguinPablo even if they are providing value, ChatGPT made the great critique of "not fully leveraging their wealth to benefit others". And that while he's not harming anybody, that doesn't mean he's doing good either.

It's as if selling 12 legit courses is not a scammy or evil approach, but just a neutral one. While a positive one would be to leverage that privileged position to help for free or at a lower cost.

It's similar to the debate of capitalism vs communism, or at least capitalism vs the sharing of wealth so that the less fortunate can live a great life, and the more fortunate don't have a disproportionate and unnecessary lifestyle.

[Leo Gura]

@The Renaissance Man What ChatGTP misses is that there is a lot of grifting going on in this industry of selling courses.

Contemplate why grifting is bad.

You are basically asking, What's wrong with grifting?

Edited 14 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Butters]

Most gurus put their best stuff on YT for free, and their video course isn't that valuable. Most value there comes from the buyer making a financial investment, so they're more committed to follow through with the program. 

I'd prefer a high-ticket mentorship program or access to some private community. 

[AION]

Courses are stupid if it is not 1 on 1. Not worth the money if you aren't corrected and tutored. You are better off just buying the best book on the subject. Books are condensed and structured and it is not wasting your time. A lot of courses are just hours and hours of filler to give the buyer the idea their money is well spend.

[The Renaissance Man]

I guess I kind of got it... if you sell at a price that's in line with what you offer, "you're good", even if you make a lot of money. Because that would not be grifting.

So if you sell medium quality stuff, but you make it very accessible, then it's justified, and it's not grifting.

Then if you want to make a lot of it free, it's not about morality, but personal preference and willing to help for free.

I get 99% of people who sell courses don't operate this way, but this was also to decide a strategy for myself. It's easy to abuse an opportunity when you can, and I want to be more conscious than that.

Edited 10 hours ago by The Renaissance Man