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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3259359, member: 36230"]Okay, but can we really blame or fault someone for expecting or simply wanting to <i><u>Strike it Rich</u></i> after buying a book authored by a prominent and accepted "<i>expert</i>" in his field who openly claims he can show them how to <i>Strike it Rich</i>? Of course we can question the wisdom (or lack thereof) of espousing such a belief, but doesn't mean the clown promoting such ridiculousness should get a pass or be able to walk scot-free.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had Potter titled it something along the lines of "<i>Find Fascinating Varieties in your Pocket Change</i>" or something less suggestive and more innocuous, he probably wouldn't receive such harsh criticism or blowback. Of course we both know that had he done so, he wouldn't have sold anywhere near as many copies and goes straight to the heart of the real problem here.</p><p><br /></p><p> Instead of simply being honest, he knowingly both appealed to and embraced one of the worst and most damaging aspects of this hobby, and for no other reason than to sell books. This considered, if this hobby is better off without the intended audience, it must also be better off without the author. Sadly, in this case I would most certainly agree. This hobby is already filled with damaging self-defeating nonsense and suffers from a most regrettable and unnecessary image as being a haven for shysters. Folks like Potter help not only to propagate this notion, but to prove it all too often correct.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3259359, member: 36230"]Okay, but can we really blame or fault someone for expecting or simply wanting to [I][U]Strike it Rich[/U][/I] after buying a book authored by a prominent and accepted "[I]expert[/I]" in his field who openly claims he can show them how to [I]Strike it Rich[/I]? Of course we can question the wisdom (or lack thereof) of espousing such a belief, but doesn't mean the clown promoting such ridiculousness should get a pass or be able to walk scot-free. Had Potter titled it something along the lines of "[I]Find Fascinating Varieties in your Pocket Change[/I]" or something less suggestive and more innocuous, he probably wouldn't receive such harsh criticism or blowback. Of course we both know that had he done so, he wouldn't have sold anywhere near as many copies and goes straight to the heart of the real problem here. Instead of simply being honest, he knowingly both appealed to and embraced one of the worst and most damaging aspects of this hobby, and for no other reason than to sell books. This considered, if this hobby is better off without the intended audience, it must also be better off without the author. Sadly, in this case I would most certainly agree. This hobby is already filled with damaging self-defeating nonsense and suffers from a most regrettable and unnecessary image as being a haven for shysters. Folks like Potter help not only to propagate this notion, but to prove it all too often correct.[/QUOTE]
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