On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan <che...@gmail.com> wrote: > The average Indian isn't a very confident animal, how else can one > explain the absurd popularity of self help books? Poverty is evil. > Poverty leads to a lack of control over one's life. This is true in > India and much of the third world where even if you are lucky enough > to be rich as an individual, most events are unpredictable. > When life seems stochastic to you and to people around you there is a > general crisis of confidence caused by the uncertainty, and naturally > people turn to self help books, charms, religion and other sources of > succor. > A voice bold and true no matter how stupid is the surest symbol of > hope for people in these circumstances. >
Whats the link between your conclusion and poverty ? self help books, charms , gurus , healing churches, pyramid schemes : I would say that of the people I know who have never experienced living in poverty (not just indians -- but a fairly general global demographic ) -- an overwhelming number of them are still susceptible to one of these ...
