Rushkoff has been a digerati pundit for a very long time. He is definitely NOT a self-help guru. He's a legit academic at CUNY/Queens who has written quite a few books, writes articles, has a podcast, and gets paid to give talks when invited.
Yes, he can get preachy sometimes, but he's not part of what I call "the self-help-industrial-complex". He doesn't use ponzi-like levels of ever more expensive training seminars, that garbage people like Tony Robbins and all their ilk on youtube use to make money.
Rushkoff makes compelling and sincere arguments, he admits it when he's wrong (eg like the "Program or be Programmed" book) and, yes, he's certainly a lefist. He puts himself out there and isn't afraid to break consistency with his previous views. I admire all of that.
This particular article makes some good points. I don't agree with all of it, but it's a solid point of view and not disingenuous marketing.
Yes, he can get preachy sometimes, but he's not part of what I call "the self-help-industrial-complex". He doesn't use ponzi-like levels of ever more expensive training seminars, that garbage people like Tony Robbins and all their ilk on youtube use to make money.
Rushkoff makes compelling and sincere arguments, he admits it when he's wrong (eg like the "Program or be Programmed" book) and, yes, he's certainly a lefist. He puts himself out there and isn't afraid to break consistency with his previous views. I admire all of that.
This particular article makes some good points. I don't agree with all of it, but it's a solid point of view and not disingenuous marketing.