I have heard similar things about teachers in Pakistan but I think it's more to do with the induction criteria. Only the most qualified ones should be hired like in any other industry. I personally know a lot of people who were below average in academics throughout and are now serving as teachers in the same institutes because they couldn't get a job elsewhere. That says a lot about 'the system'.

I think it's in human nature to think that others are living a perfect life. We get envious of what others have achieved without even trying to know how they got to it and how much struggle went behind it or how much they compromised. That's if the bragger is telling the truth. But nowadays people are only lying on the Internet. The moment somebody puts their income on air, I smell something fishy. I earned this much $$$$ in xyz time, if you give me $, you can also do the same. What bullcrap !

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Hahahah. I can't stop laughing at this. I have been there. I was so excited to read a book and after few pages, it turned out that it was another way of advertisement - it was full of self-promotion and CTAs. The book was good but this marketing tactic immediately put me in doubt and just like that a seemingly good author/guru lost his credibility.

You are right there are many entrepreneurial minds here. It was just a joke. Infact, today I saw somebody selling a steem course. Haven't checked it our further. But yeah, it's nothing new.

I don't know your experience, but I think LinkedIn is spammed by gurus and fake job postings. There are authentic professionals too but one needs to know how to navigate around the right path.