Sure, I agree with a couple of your points — i.e. “I don’t know any running a multi-million dollar business who follows struggle pornographers like GaryVee. They don’t need the feel-good reassurance that beating their head against the wall is worthwhile.” But that’s NOT who Gary is creating content for.

What I’ve taken away from consuming his content for a couple years is that gratitude, optimism, patience, and yes, working your ass off, will help you succeed in whatever it is you want to do with your life. Not complaining about how hard it all is. This perspective has helped me reframe many of my “struggles,” both professional AND personal, in a positive way.

So I guess I just find it ironic that this post categorizes his content as “struggle porn” — a term immediately brings to mind complaining, negativity, and a sullen outlook — none of which are things that Gary would ever tolerate, which would be clear to anyone taking a more holistic approach to his content.