2 ms·
That's a great point about the illusion of climbing which in reality is just adding nodes (rubes) beneath yourself. Rank speculation-- at its core, every mlm d
by jancsika 9y ago
That's a great point about the illusion of climbing which in reality is just adding nodes (rubes) beneath yourself.
Rank speculation-- at its core, every mlm depends on not paying people for their time. E.g., want to make a "home visit" by abusing my web of trust? FU pay me. Want me to "attend" a sales pitch? FU pay me. Want to invite me to dinner and use my social time to sell me on vitamins? FU pay me.
Am I right about this?
- jjeaff 9y agoI don't think they are all that way. Some actually sell decent products. (not usually great products, but comparable to what is being sold via 'normal' channels.) As for not paying for people's time, yes, they don't, because most everyone in an MLM is considered a business owner. So you are basically franchising a business model rather than getting hired by a company.
- jancsika 9y agoI'm not talking about the business owners, but the customers. If I choose to go and give the Cinnabon at the mall a five dollar bill, they give me some crap and my change. End of transaction. With every MLM I've ever seen, the salesperson comes to me (or leverages a pre-existing friendship to sneak in to my space) without my permission, tries to pitch me on why I want some product, and then tries to pitch me on becoming part of the MLM. During that time I am not doing what I set out to do-- instead I'm listening to their sales pitch. That's my time and consequent opportunity cost. I'm claiming that the only way any MLM makes money is if they don't pay their potential customers/underlings for the time it takes to pitch them on what they are selling. Am I right? Can you think of an example of an MLM that violates my claim? Example-- Mary Kay salesperson uses someone's residence for their showroom, but doesn't pay the resident for use of their real estate.