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MLMs like Avon and LuLaRoe send people into debt and crisis
- dang 9y agoI took 'force people' out of the title since that's bound to provoke the boring sort of title-protest. But I'm not sure what a better title for this piece would be. On HN a good title is accurate, neutral, and uses representative language from the article. If anyone can suggest one, we can change it again.
- Geekette 9y agoI think the word placement is important in this instance because it's factual, not just for descriptive purposes - the story outlines how the business model and the legal structure (contract agreements, etc) and the management actively collude to force the sellers into debt (from mandatory purchases by any means) and psychological crisis (from internal worry and external harassment). An alternative to "force" could be "pushes" or "coerce".
- dang 9y agoOk, I've restored the title you submitted it with (which is more or less the article URL) except I took out 'psychological', because that's guaranteed to be baity. Sorry for the trouble!