James Jani is a YouTuber who makes documentary-style videos about money, business, and life, including The Law of Attraction: Fact or Fiction? and The Dark World of New Age Gurus. Full show notes here: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/515 What We Discuss with James Jani: 🚩 Why “hustle culture” is a bankrupt paradigm that makes it easy for fake gurus to prey upon society’s very young and very desperate. 🚩 Why the so-called Law of Attraction that tells you you only have to think positive thoughts to “manifest” the good things you want out of life is bunk. How studying philosophy exercises your grey matter and sharpens your critical thinking skills (so you can better resist nonsense like the Law of Attraction). 🚩 Why the Just World Fallacy that explains away suffering as a deserved consequence of wrongdoing is just a dangerously convenient way for people to bypass empathy for the world’s unlucky have-nots. 🚩 How we can use street epistemology to help people question their unfounded beliefs. 🚩 And much more… As it turns out, there are a lot of people out there jumping at the chance to show you how to help yourself — for a fee. A scant few may impart genuine wisdom that can help you along your journey, but they’re hard to spot among the countless number of shysters looking to make a buck from your desire to “manifest” a shortcut to the good life. They want you to know that if you broadcast positive vibrations to the universe, there’s a “Law” of Attraction that dictates you’ll be rewarded. On the other hand, you can only expect a dose of cosmic retribution if you’re committed to transmitting negativity (which is a bummer compounded if, for example, you happen to be clinically depressed). It’s an overly simplified explanation for how reality works that most kindergartners would question, but many adults don’t. Which is a shame because, of course, it’s total nonsense. On this episode, we’re joined by fellow skeptic and documentary YouTuber James Jani to poke holes in this so-called “Law” of Attraction that’s suckered at least one of your favorite celebrities in the hallowed halls of Oprah herself, examine why the Just World Fallacy is just a dangerously convenient way for people to bypass empathy for the world’s unlucky have-nots, how studying philosophy teaches you to think critically, how we can use street epistemology to help others question their unfounded beliefs, and much more. Listen, learn, and enjoy! Never miss a single incredible insight! Subscribe to The Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Get the BEST highlights from each episode on our clips channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cxPJ7QxPE8M7EYe5Vv7ag Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people? Find full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about