> It's the politically-correct term for pyramid scheme these days. It's actually different though the business model is the same. Pyramid schemes actually fre

> It's the politically-correct term for pyramid scheme these days. It's actually different though the business model is the same. Pyramid schemes actually frequently ran without an actual product. Those were made illegal (in the US). MLM's have a product but selling the product is secondary to recruiting underlings. The way to make money in an MLM is to never buy the product and recruit people who buy and you get a cut.