Can there be a list of “full” members with their blogs so we can all live vicariously though them?

Or possibly even a reality TV show, or at least video blogging?

Seriously what an awesome idea. Much love to all the haters, except I learned Japanese in about 595 days and I totally bugged Khatz the whole time wishing there was something like this. This is a completely logical progression from the beginning to the QRG to plus and now this. I am personally really excited for this.

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I’m not sure if its exclusively an American attitude, but it does seem like there’s a sort of hostility towards people that don’t work the typical 9 to 5 grind. I remember when I worked at a grocery store, a co-worker of mine said that he didn’t feel sorry for rich celebrities if they got into horrible accidents or killed. I’m beginning to think it stems from the whole “average Joe” mentality that is seen as all right over here, but I digress.

Yeah, just had to rant about that. It’s a gigantic pet peeve of mine because I don’t want to be another office stooge.

Distracted by easy money? Your mentality of entitlement is precisely what’s wrong with the world.

Khatz has already provided you with enough valuable information for free. Yet you still shit on the hand that feeds you. Show some appreciation little kid.

As someone has already said the free site and all the advice that’s ever been on it is still there… even if Khatz DID take it down, that’s his right. I don’t see it happening, but if it did then that’s the way the cookie crumbles, hey. The fact this is so in-demand makes it pretty obvious that even with all the awesome info on AJATT, people are still having trouble finding the way, and more just don’t even try (I’m sure it’s something like 90% of people that read self-help/go to seminars never act on the advice or implement it into their lives in anyway… 90% is probably a bit conservative).

This site is still about precisely the same stuff as it was a few weeks ago… and a few years ago. Chill out dude 🙂

And yeah reading the other comments… ‘easy money’… well I’ve got a feeling Khatz has had a good deal of fun putting this together, but man who DOESN’T want to get paid for what they enjoy doing. If this thing actually works – it’s one heck of a claim – it’ll really be amazing and should (I dunno if it WILL, but it should) have huge implications for language learning. If it DOESN’T work, the paying customers get a full refund at the end.

So I mean… seriously, I don’t see what the beef is here.

Where’s this waiting list?
Please add me to it too, Khatz.

Thanks.

If your parents aren’t into that, like you said, the free area of the blog is great, so you’ll definitely reach Japanese fluency one way or another :). Just remember to have fun with Japanese.

Khatz, please email me when round 5 is open.

As far as Khatz changing tactics, yes, for years he’s been saying, “You don’t need me to hold your hand. You don’t need me to make the day-to-day decisions for you.” Hell, even recently, when he posted a response to the question “What was a day in the life of Khatz like?” And basically he said, “it doesn’t matter what I did. Just look at adding more Japanese to your own life.” and people were all getting their feelings hurt and stuff, and begging for a “serious” answer to the question. So, I think Khatz has simply embraced the fact that some people don’t want or might even find it impossible to, do this without more direction and encouragement. Sure, there are plenty of us self-starters out there (although in my first few weeks of ajatt, i probably emailed khatz 20 times), who CAN and WILL do this deal on our own, there are a lot of people who will benefit from more guidance.

Can he provide that kind of guidance for free? No, as I spoke about above, it’s unrealistic to think that would even be possible unless he was independently wealthy or something, and to the best of my knowledge that he is not. As others have pointed out in the original post, a course at your local community college, a boring course where you’d probably learn the kana, a handful of words, and a bunch of useless grammar, such a course would cost you MULTIPLE TIMES what SilverSpooners are paying Khatz for this new service. The biggest difference, though, Khatz has GUARANTEED you fluency. I can guarantee you just as assuredly that after two semesters of college Japanese you will NOT be fluent. Not even close. I took 3 years of Japanese at uni and I learned more in two months of AJATT than during all that time.

The difference is, most of you complainers and haters have probably never paid a tuition bill out-of-pocket in your life. You got fin aid, or student loans, or your parents paid for it, so the cost of those college courses doesn’t seem real to you. Meanwhile, this requires “real” money coming out of your own pocket.

Truth-be-told, I don’t have the money for AJATT SS. And honestly, I doubt it’s for me anyways. I like to do things my own way far too much. But for those who can both afford it and benefit from it, I certainly bear no grudge. And I commend Khatz for continuing to pursue something he’s obviously passionate about. I hope the day comes when he never has to take a job or work assignment he doesnt personally want to take again, and that he can make a good living just from doing ajatt stuff, if that’s what he chooses.

Good luck khatz and がんばって SilverSpooners.

There’s not a lot Khatz can really add to regular AJATT- it’s “done”. Yet despite that he still provides motivational updates and little nuggets of information.

SS is an extra service you can choose to participate in or not at your leisure. And yes, it is nice for Khatz to be able to get something back for the work he’s done. But it’s hardly “easy” money. It’s a service at a quite reasonable cost- easily comparable to a text book or course.

Oh and haters, if you aren't in that income bracket where you can do some frivolous spending on cuddling/hand-holding, don't worry the site is still free.