Client metrics were probably fake too, check the source, not the snapshot.

The whole "manufactured outrage" thing sounds exhausting, and I get why it blew up on you. But honestly, that strategy only works if you have a thick skin and a fanbase that already agrees with you. You went at a brand that had zero reason to care about your hot take, so of course they fired back. Most big creators sell courses on what worked for them five years ago, not what works now. The real issue is that you paid $400 for a playbook that was already outdated. Maybe next time, skip the guru and just post stuff you actually believe in, even if it gets less attention. It won't get you 1,200 angry replies, but it also won't wreck your week.

Honestly, marionberries are a West Coast thing and if you're not in the PNW, that's already a red flag for how that meeting was gonna go. But yeah, our board once spent an hour on whether the Halloween decorations were too spooky instead of fixing the drainage ditch, so you're not alone.