{"id":148905,"date":"2025-10-08T12:08:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148905"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:08:06","slug":"the-toxic-world-of-self-help-hustle-culture-toxic-positivity-addiction-and-fake-gurus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148905","title":{"rendered":"The Toxic World of Self Help: Hustle Culture, Toxic Positivity, Addiction, and Fake Gurus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmLTLkCBSN8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-toxic-world-of-self-help-hus.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149586,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=149586","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":0},"title":"Life and death on India\u2019s toxic trash mountains","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"07\/11\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oRzkXGi153o?si=tcZW6dBGDEmRCaeZ","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-and-death-on-indias-toxic-t.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-and-death-on-indias-toxic-t.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-and-death-on-indias-toxic-t.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-and-death-on-indias-toxic-t.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-and-death-on-indias-toxic-t.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":148648,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148648","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":1},"title":"Lana Del Rey ft. Billie EIlish &#8211; Toxic Air","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"26\/09\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/40shZY3oGmI?si=z6Fl2RCz1ixn2QHn","rel":"","context":"In &quot;sounds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"sounds","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-del-rey-ft-billie-eilish-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-del-rey-ft-billie-eilish-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-del-rey-ft-billie-eilish-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-del-rey-ft-billie-eilish-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-del-rey-ft-billie-eilish-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":151304,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=151304","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":2},"title":"Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"30\/03\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A7SjN897jwM?si=okmMXzpHOdh_KH2u https:\/\/youtu.be\/epWxBLGyDMg?si=4QrvqxG9OoD6V_tv","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":149657,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=149657","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":3},"title":"Fake People, Fake News &#8211; The Dangers of AI Madness","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"11\/11\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DDBcJB-k30g?si=MBfCYNLbQrjf9vcN","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fake-people-fake-news-the-danger.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fake-people-fake-news-the-danger.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fake-people-fake-news-the-danger.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fake-people-fake-news-the-danger.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fake-people-fake-news-the-danger.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":144250,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=144250","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":4},"title":"Anatomy of an addiction industry","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"14\/12\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ROVhS8ogcto?si=fDLyvYOeiHNKAUt_ Smoking has an image problem, because everyone knows: it can kill you. That\u2019s why tobacco multinationals are increasingly focused on e-cigarettes, enticing consumers with bright colors and fruity flavors. The target group: young people. The World Health Organization says smoking results in the death of eight million people every\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anatomy-of-an-addiction-industry.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anatomy-of-an-addiction-industry.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anatomy-of-an-addiction-industry.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anatomy-of-an-addiction-industry.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anatomy-of-an-addiction-industry.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51032,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=51032","url_meta":{"origin":148905,"position":5},"title":"The Toxic Price of Leather","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"08\/05\/2014","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/88261827 On the banks of the Ganges River in northern India, lies the city of Kanpur. It has become one of the most important cities in India as its leather industry has grown and it is now the biggest producer of leather products in the whole country.This success is coming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148908,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148905\/revisions\/148908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/148907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}