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This kind of stuff has been common for a long time, as the article mentions (they mention tupperware parties, I remember friends of my mom having these jewerly/
by brabel 6y ago
This kind of stuff has been common for a long time, as the article mentions (they mention tupperware parties, I remember friends of my mom having these jewerly/perfum/cometic products "parties" as well in the 80's).
- tempsy 6y agoof course but the internet and social media have made it easier to reach more people hence “scamming people at scale” perhaps it’s just a function of the reach of the internet, but would argue that platforms and influencers get better at “influencing” all the time in a way that sucks more unsuspecting people into something like this even if they would be more skeptical in someone else’s living room.
- sct202 6y agoAmong my FB friends I've seen a ring of acquaintances in the same MLM like and comment on each other's posts to fake engagement and excitment. In real life it might be more obvious when the plant in the room is being overly enthusiastic, but on facebook it might pass as real at first glance.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoI'unno - Tupperware Parties were about selling the product, right? Not about recruiting other people as downline sellers... were they?