MLM- Masters of Illusion

A few months ago, I was told of an elderly man who had spent his life preparing for retirement.  The man was able to build himself a very nice, “nest egg” to supplement his pension.  Along comes the spider, also-known-as the MLM rep, which spun the web around the elderly man until finally he was trapped.  The poor elderly gentleman was robbed of his life savings, and left with nothing but an empty dream.  The apathetic spider spins another web feeling no guilt at all over what he had just done to the elderly man. 

“Purchase this product, and you will win the chance to sell seven to your family and friends”

We hear this sales pitch at every turn.  If the product is so great then why isn’t it sold in the “real world”: somewhere like Wal Mart or Meijers.  This seems like common sense, but so many people are blinded by the tricky ads, deceptive camouflage, and cult-like charisma of the MLM promoter.

MLM’s are the “cult of personality”.  They are the troubadours of old articulating words into smoke and mirrors – professing their love to their unsuspecting victim. The illusion is the dream, and the reality is the loss of money.  The MLM doesn’t have time for morality.  The game is how fast your can con people. Let the dreamer beware!

MLM exploitation runs rampant like rats spreading the plague, but the jail sentence is light.  They perform their craft well hiding behind a worthless product in order to remain loosely legit.  The focus is not on the product, but on the pyramid scheme – convincing others to sell others on an empty dream.  This has led to the division of families, loss of friendships, and people placed in financial ruin.  Would you present a doomed business opportunity to your mother? 

By their very structure an MLM is doomed to failure.  An MLM does not have any control mechanisms.  There is no one to stipulate when enough is enough. Every product, no matter how good it is, will reach a point where it will not sell anymore.  Since an MLM has no one to tell them this point has been reached, they will keep bringing more people in.  These new people will begin promoting a product that has already reached its prime.  They do not care about the false hopes and dreams being generated.  They only care about raping these unsuspecting people of their money. 

The moral of the story is this:  Do you want to profit from slandering and lying to people?  Do you want to be responsible for bringing someone to financial ruin?  Do you want to encourage others to be morally corrupt?  Do you want to gain a reputation among your peers and friends of trying to swindle them?  If you do, then join an MLM. 

By Angelica Raene ©