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The Cult of Multi-Level Marketing

Sounds Like A Cult

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Buying a TV Is Like Trying to Buy the Best TV in the World

direct sales companies are predatory in more ways than just scamming people out of money or psychologically manipulating their recruits. For example, after the coved pandemic broke out, it did not take long for malem recruits to start making public claims that their products could protect against both the virus and financial insecurity. The f t c sent over 15 warnings to a bunch of direct sales companies, including arbon, because they were blowing up social media with posts like hashtag coved, hashtag prevention. What i just don't understand is how these companies keep getting away with the shit. Ah, so all of this goes without saying that the direct sales industry has incredibly powerful political ties in washington. Specifically

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