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You're being downvoted, I assume, for breaking HN guidelines, specifically around the accusation of brigading: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
by jawns 6y ago
You're being downvoted, I assume, for breaking HN guidelines, specifically around the accusation of brigading: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- aj7 6y agoI just upvoted this person. I have always felt MLM was a fusion of (secular) religion and business. Similar testimonials, group social support, groupthink, and reliance on faith are employed. This is saying something completely different than the connection between MLM and organized religions, which in the case of Hispanic evangelist groups and Mormons, is well established. It is saying that for some, MLM participation confers some of the benefits of a religion.
- WhompingWindows 6y agoI should have included the following characters "Edit:"...I was downvoted multiple times before I even mentioned brigading. That was a post-hoc edit after I'd been downvoted multiple times, I think I was at -2 within 1-2 minutes. HN commenters simply downvote things they disagree with, even if it pushes the narrative further and promotes more thought. IMO, downvotes should be reserved for low-effort wastes of space comments, not dissenting viewpoints.