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Debi McCarthy's avatar

I had no idea of the connection between MLM & politics. While it always felt like a scam, the numbers are staggering. MLMs play on people's industriousness, their desire to work hard & get ahead, to exploit them.

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Victoria Waddle's avatar

They really do exploit some very good people. And when it’s friends that are recruiting them, they trust the process. Thanks for reading!

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Laura DeKloe's avatar

So interesting! It reminds me of the essay, “Why Drug Dealers Live With Their Mothers “. That promise of possible riches pulls hard. So many atrocities cloaked in religious piety!

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Victoria Waddle's avatar

The history of the world in religious piety! Ugh. Drug dealers living with their mothers sounds familiar—is that in Freakanomics?

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