Beware the Guru!

Tiffany Antone
3 min readJun 29, 2021

Certainty is a tempting trap, but you’re better than that.

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Gurus hoard knowledge, manipulate their “disciples”, and starve critical thinking skills. They offer certainty in exchange for devotion. But here’s the truth: expertise is not infallible, and anyone who says otherwise is much more invested in their own ego than they will ever be in you.

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Tiffany Antone

Thinking thoughts, writing them down… trying not to scream in the interim. Also: Playwright. Professor. Mom. Wife. Cat-Servant. Follow @LadyPlaywright