> [the numbers]

> Let that sink in for a minute.

Jesus Christ. Here is how AI relates to me—ooh, with suspense-driving one-sentence paragraphs and reflective commandments. Come on, in Q2 2026 this is still a thing?

The self-involved industry is in shambles.

> What’s actually going on?

Need the meander headlines. I told you what is going on. Now. Let me interpret what I just wrote for you.

It would be just boring if self-help books were down because people believe less in astrology and affirmations or something. Couldn’t write about the Zeitgeist that way.

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I’m not just a cynic. I lived a former life as well. And self-help is something ranging from entertainment to fantasy to small chance of personal transformation. And for books, it’s a cheap hobby compared to one-on-one pscyhology. So would it make sense to replace that with a language soup? Not really. The idiosyncracy is the whole point, jesus.

People might get taken in by it. That doesn’t mean that it will work in the long run.