Jon Brosio's Skin Crawls While Offering a $10K Monthly Business Cure
This makes my skin crawl. Another LinkedIn post about: "Retiring by 30" and "escaping the rat race." As if the ultimate goal is to never create anything again. Here's what nobody's telling you… | Jon Brosio | 65 comments
Verdict
'This makes my skin crawl,' declares Jon Brosio, feigning modesty while launching into yet another sales pitch disguised as wisdom. He wades into the LinkedIn buzzword swamp with 'chasing the dream of permanent vacation' and 'solves real problems for real people'—tropes so worn they could moonlight as hotel carpets. His grand insight, 'working on things that make you lose track of time,' offers all the depth of a kiddie pool philosophy session. Yet, amid his diatribe against superficial ambition, irony strikes hard: an invitation to transform your skills into a '$10K+/month business.' The pièce de résistance of self-promotion masquerading as critique ensures this post will neither retire nor escape its own rat race.
The post opens with 'This makes my skin crawl,' masking a self-important critique behind a facade of modesty.
The author references personal experience but focuses more on general advice rather than concrete credentials.
'It's about only working on things that make you lose track of time' is a vague insight lacking depth.
Advocating for alignment while promoting a personal brand feels inconsistent at times.
'I'll show you how to turn your existing skills into a $10K+/month business' is an overt sales pitch.
'Chasing the dream of permanent vacation' and 'solves real problems for real people' are typical buzzwords.