I didn't downvote, but I suspect you ran into two things here: #1 yea duh, there's a lot in common. it comes off as "iamverysmart" #2 imho you have the order b

I didn't downvote, but I suspect you ran into two things here: #1 yea duh, there's a lot in common. it comes off as "iamverysmart" #2 imho you have the order backwards. MLM is what happens when the profit motive, "consumer capitalism" and hustle-entrepreneur culture gets mapped onto religious communities/social-structures. Other religions arent a form of MLM, MLM is a new form of religion.