No it doesn't work. This forum is a practical joke, and you fell for it.
Real answer?
Some shortcuts work
Most automation works
WH evangelists are the ones kidding themselves
BH that involves massive aggressive linking is fine for churn and burn. Nothing changed there in 15 years
Google are no where NEAR as good as they pretend and parsing content
Decide where you feel happy in the risk/reward balance and stick there
Don't tell others who are making a lot of cash and have been doing so for years that they are wrong. You just look like a twat when you do that
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
Whether you go White Hat (no such thing really) or Black Hat one simple rule applies to all
Crap method is crap