Thread: The Ethics of Ripping Off Newagers

If somebody believes in something and you don't, is it ethical to sell it to them?

The concrete example that I'm thinking of is something called Emotional Freedom Technique. It's some bullshit cooked up by this douchebag Brad Yates. He has all these newagers tapping on their foreheads, chanting "I'm not worthy", and paying him $40 to listen to recordings of him talking people through it. The people that are actually being talked through it are (if I understand) paying quite a bit more. He talks about how it's using ancient chinese pressure points or some such bullshit.

On the one hand, I think he's a reprehensible creep.

On the other hand, I think it's a very elegant system. Let me repeat: He has people paying him to tap themselves on the forehead and chant "I'm not worthy." It's like he made a bet that he could get someone to do it and won. And they pay him money for it. Is there a case to be made that someone that's willing to do that deserves to get ripped off?