I'm sure that's true. But some content marketers have followed in those same footsteps thinking it's the 'correct' way to do things! It's sad when a human being can't do a better job - or be more creative - than the copy and paste button.
Honestly, I think what you saw on Warrior Forum is pretty representative of the grand majority of info products floating around there on Internet Marketing. The good ones are few and far between, primarily because anybody can claim to be an expert. There's no barrier to entry.
When I refer to Internet Marketing as my profession, I don't mean slinging info products in the form of a pyramid scheme. I simply mean working with brands to sell and promote their products online. Big brands though, brands you've probably actually heard of, with legit products that have nothing to do with the Internet! Unfortunately, Warrior Forum is a circle jerk driven by gurus who actually know very little about marketing brands online. They only market their own crappy products.
You realise I mentioned the Warrior Forum in a negative light, right? I think it's probably the worst forum in the world on the subject of wealth creation. Hence, the cesspit of stupidity.
For your information, Internet Marketing has much more to do with value creation than you probably think. It's a multi-million dollar industry. But if you confuse Internet Marketing with what you see on the Warrior Forum, I can see how it's easy to make that mistake...
Unfortunately, only a tiny percentage of the book is dedicated to addressing these legitimate avenues for investment.
The rest of the book succeeds only in massacring the concepts. Insider trading? Illegal. Real-estate lowballing? The only guarantee is a bad reputation.
It wasn't hard to find lucrative investments in the late 90s. I can't help but wonder what happened to his real estate empire when the bubble burst, if it even existed.
There are many books that do justice to explaining those seven items you've mentioned. Rich Dad is definitely not one of them.