Robert Kiyosaki: Pathological Hack

This is one of the tangential issues I came across while researching multi-level marketing schemes. Kiyosaki’s name came up a handful of times as one of the authors whose books are typically a part of the Amway “system”. His name sounded vaguely familiar and I assumed that he was just some motivational donkey promoting style over substance. Kiyosaki seems to support the MLM business model, but it was pointed out that he is really just a chameleon telling people whatever they want to hear. He either assumes his audience is too stupid to realize he’s spouting nonsense, or he is too self-deluded to realize his own inanity.

It turns out Kiyosaki is the author of the very popular book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad“. Multiple people have recommended this book to me, claiming it contained good investing advice. It’s not surprising that MLM scams/cults embrace his books. He has an intense hatred for education and even wrote a book titled “If You Want to Be Rich & Happy: Don’t Go to School”. Cults don’t like their members educated, much like motivational speakers masquerading as real-estate gurus such as Kiyosaki. Education and bothersome things like “the truth” tend to reduce their profits.