The internet is now 80% AI slop, 15% MrBeast putting poor people through shame rituals for views, and 5% gurus trying to steal your rent money through a Whop checkout link.
This sad little blog might keep you from getting fleeced by the last group.
I'm writing this on Thursday, August 6, 2026:
- ChatGPT and Claude continue one-upping each other in a race to see which one can help the most people build the most shit nobody wants, faster.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $1 billion in six days, rewarding Hollywood for its brave decision to make another Spider-Man movie.
- Mortgage rates are back near 7%, trapping homeowners in houses they hate and buyers in apartments beneath someone with a yippy dog and concrete feet.
Meanwhile, every other douche in your feed just quit his job, moved to Dubai, and wants to sell you a $4,997 course about quitting your job and moving to Dubai.
I'm Sam Mercer.
I've spent the last decade doing the same stuff these guys teach: SEO, lead gen, affiliate marketing, online business.
Made money. Lost money.
Was one bad month away from letting a woman named Barb in Tampa buy me Cheesecake Factory, give me a spare key, and be like, "Just don't bump the urn on the nightstand."
Point is, I know what it's like when the money isn't coming in and some Instagram asshole swears he can fix your life for three easy payments and an eventual $20,000 mastermind.
That's why I built Coursiest.
So you don't have to learn the hard way.
More than 250 reviews, each researched with enough caffeine to keep a Hyundai Elantra idling through a custody battle.
If there's dirt, I'll find it. Reddit. Trustpilot. BBB. Student communities. The dark corners of the internet people crawl to once the hype wears off and buyer's remorse kicks down the door.
And for the record? No guru has ever bought a verdict.
A few tried to scare me into taking their reviews down, but that sure as hell didn't happen.
Here. See for yourself: