The Dream

S1 E6: How a Dream Becomes a Nightmare

Oct 22, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Katie's Mary Kay Experience

  • Katie Hyde, a former TV news reporter, joined Mary Kay hoping for flexibility and income.
  • She quickly became disillusioned by manipulative tactics like the "husband unaware" plan.
INSIGHT

Hidden Quotas and Debt

  • Mary Kay and similar MLMs use quotas, despite claiming otherwise.
  • Distributors often go into debt buying products to meet these quotas, creating a cycle of debt.
INSIGHT

Honoring Sunk Costs

  • The "honoring sunk costs" fallacy explains why people stay in MLMs despite losses.
  • Additional investments are made to justify prior losses, leading to further debt.
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