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[โ€“] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Seeking help when you're unsure how to address your problems is a part of helping yourself. No one knows everything, you have to learn somehow. Sure, the industry is plagued by commodification, but the principle of learning these techniques and perspectives from books isn't inherently lesser than learning any other subject that way.

[โ€“] b_tr3e@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

Sure, but expectig turn-key solutions from the end- and contentless rows of self-help guides isn't quite effective unless you hit the one in a dozen that actually was written with the intent of being helpful instead of making easy money from other peoples troubles. And the OP seemed to point into that direction.