The Multilevel Marketing Cults: Lies, Pyramid Schemes, and the Pursuit of Financial Freedom.

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    Multi Level Marketing (MLM) companies have been around for a long while now. Yet their controversy seems endless, with accusations of being pyramid schemes, or operating in a cult like fashion…
    It’s time we dive into the MLM industry and find out exactly what is going on…
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    These companies follow a Multi-Level Marketing model, that means they often do not sell their products/services via retailers, but through a workforce of people sometimes called their “distributors”. This strategy is also often labelled as Network Marketing.
    Examples of these companies are: Herbalife, Amway, ACN, Younique, LuLaRoe, Arbonne, Beachbody, doTerra, Mary Kay, Nu Skin, etc.
    Although it seems ordinary on the surface, many of these companies have received a great amount of backlash, with entire communities built to oppose these companies (often labelled as the anti-mlm community).
    The question here is: why the backlash?
    In this video we dive into the industry and the reasoning behind the backlash, as well as the shady practices some MLM companies use in order to keep their distributors inside the company.
    Some of these practices include the selling of a “dream” and promises of high returns, wealth, residual income, or “financial freedom” if they join, whilst simultaneously promoting many self-help concepts.
    We also take a look at what exactly a Pyramid Scheme is, how to spot one, and whether the accusations against network marketing companies are deserved.
    The pursuit of wealth and financial freedom can often be consuming - the question is who out there is choosing to exploit these desires…
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    Prologue - 00:00
    Part 1: The Pitch - 03:17
    Part 2: The Opportunity - 6:20
    Ad Break - 14:06
    Part 3: The Industry - 15:49
    Part 4: Pyramid Schemes & Cults - 18:36
    Part 5: Unravelling the Truth - 22:37
    End/Bloopers - 27:47

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  • @JamesJani
    @JamesJani  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1112

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    • @leebabyboylewin3418
      @leebabyboylewin3418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When I click on sign up. It takes me back to the same page. "not a member yet? Sign up".. I click and takes me back

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      this video is epic

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mariafelipe4054 yep

    • @andeleon6838
      @andeleon6838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Is this a scam 🤔

  • @SageMadsen
    @SageMadsen 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3373

    I am an active duty service member and I have been investing for a few years. I have reached a point where I could benefit from financial advice to improve my $160k portfolio which seems to be stagnant and maximize return on my investment.

    • @WestonScally7614
      @WestonScally7614 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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    • @Redwood4040
      @Redwood4040 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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    • @Mckennie61751
      @Mckennie61751 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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    • @Redwood4040
      @Redwood4040 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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    • @louis71350
      @louis71350 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I looked up her name online and found her page. I emailed and made an appointment to talk with her. Thanks for the tip

  • @manamanaman
    @manamanaman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6664

    Biggest red flag : a "friend" that hasn't talked to you in 10 years but suddenly cares about your financial well-being

    • @coldwhitespring5004
      @coldwhitespring5004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +435

      And so disappointing when you figure out they just see you as a business opportunity.

    • @mrcheese9021
      @mrcheese9021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Thar happened to me but I was never convinced

    • @DelbertStinkfester
      @DelbertStinkfester 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      LOL...AMWAY pitch incoming

    • @razony
      @razony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Short, simple, true and to the point. Well said!

    • @ElektroY400
      @ElektroY400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Just happened to me a few days ago. It made me really sad I really thought he wanted to reconnect

  • @charlescharliecharlotte
    @charlescharliecharlotte 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1260

    I was stuck in a MLM cult for 5 years. I grew up in poverty and general instability. My parents never really taught me about jobs and basically stopped paying attention to my life after 15 when we were homeless for a while. I went on my first interview at this MLM firm and they hired me on the spot, of course. I gained so much self esteem and confidence from being involved with people that were infected by positivity and goals of upward momentum. It literally changed my life. However, the positivity came with intense shaming, berating, and psychological abuse all under the guise of “not reaching your goals”. They psychologically manipulated everyone to believe that if they did not reach their goals (sales goals), recruit enough people, retain complete positivity at all times, you were a failure. When you did good, they rewarded you with trips, money, and positive reinforcement. I was “seduced” by an older manager and he became my first real boyfriend (he was also 7 years older than me). He urged me that he needed to move the business to another state and that he needed me there to help start up the business. He paid my way and used me as this young woman who could lure people into the MLM. He brought me to a place where I knew no one but people of the MLM cult and psychologically abused me for years with the back and forth of negative and positive reinforcement of the cult. I literally didn’t understand that I was being manipulated when I was in it. I got to the point were I just couldn’t stand being so alone and bullied anymore. I knew some friends that had been in as long as I had that had recently left the cult and urged me to do the same. I secretly asked a friend to borrow some money to drive back to my home state when my BF was out of town, (yes I had to ask for money because through out this whole time, I didn’t make ANY money! I had maybe $100 to my name). I have come to realize years later that I was involved in a cult and what I went through really impacted me. It’s hard to share this with anyone that hasn’t gone through it.
    Anyways, thanks for listening. God bless ❤

    • @YourHalfSister
      @YourHalfSister 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      I pray you are in a better place now with people who genuinely care about you. Be blessed. 💕

    • @wenterinfaer1656
      @wenterinfaer1656 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Incredible how these sects operate legally under our noses

    • @paulykums-eo5mj
      @paulykums-eo5mj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Woooow.. what a reality. You pretty strong for all that you went through. It's never too late to find your inner strong self again right?
      All the very best though!!

    • @mariagunther3964
      @mariagunther3964 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Thank you for sharing that. I'm so glad you got out of it, and I'm sending you lots of love ❤

    • @StillYHWHs
      @StillYHWHs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good bless you took. You are all not alone. I have tried these groups decades ago. Never got paid for what I sold. Abusive toward us. Same as what you are telling here. I found this in many jobs. They also transferred my accounts into mgrs accounts as the pay came in. They stole from me. 1 job.... at least 100,000...My friend showed me. I was told I have to figure it out on same day or I can not have it. Thieves are all these people are. The abuse is too make you believe it's you who is a failure. Truth. You succeeded. They robbed you. Or if you're money. As they did me.

  • @sebgrootus
    @sebgrootus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +213

    "Logic is bad for us" 21:37
    Possibly the most insane and transparently manipulative thing ever spoken.

    • @lesley9989
      @lesley9989 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Absolutely amazingly ridiculous

    • @nurlagrande
      @nurlagrande 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah the “most insane and transparently manipulative thing ever said” award goes to a isnotreali for sure

    • @supertrucker99
      @supertrucker99 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good comment 👍

  • @beautygloss19
    @beautygloss19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2807

    How to know if something is a scam?
    1) it starts with a seminar

    • @evolution8662
      @evolution8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      But all these Mlms have seminar.... Are they all unreal???

    • @evolution8662
      @evolution8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Lê Đức Thuận So.... I guess you didn't join any......

    • @evolution8662
      @evolution8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Lê Đức Thuận So why din you look for job instead???

    • @evolution8662
      @evolution8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Lê Đức Thuận Wow video games tester do they have it here??

    • @evolution8662
      @evolution8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Lê Đức Thuận Wow... You got fired and still earn 700K.......

  • @Sena-yk6mm
    @Sena-yk6mm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2434

    When i was in college, my friend and i actually searched for that kind of events only for their free buffet meal.

    • @bobbybrown9779
      @bobbybrown9779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      perfect that is what we all should do!!! Because these companies are only worth to a free meal.....Please kindly let me know if you get to know any more free meals .....lol

    • @concettaworkman5895
      @concettaworkman5895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      I really love smart people like that, lol.

    • @Susieq26754
      @Susieq26754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Lol! That's hilarious!

    • @abd12459
      @abd12459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      🤣🤣🤣 wise man

    • @FIFTHSUN2012
      @FIFTHSUN2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well played.

  • @Whiskerman
    @Whiskerman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    People get into MLM thinking starting a business. Little do they know they are the customers

    • @GeddyRC
      @GeddyRC 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      First red flag should be a requirement to spend money on products before you even make a buck.

    • @kamka8149
      @kamka8149 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excellently put!

    • @sheridanschaefer6877
      @sheridanschaefer6877 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I don’t know why it took me 21 years to figure this out. 😢

    • @sabayonz
      @sabayonz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      "i have business opportunity that will change your life"
      if you hear someone say this, RUN.

  • @Facedless
    @Facedless 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    Literally got an ad for a pyramid scheme on this video

  • @frankjdm4636
    @frankjdm4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6575

    My dad taught me early on in life when I was a kid about these pyramid schemes he would take me to them whenever they invited him to one and wouldnt buy anything and told me how they just wanted your hard earned money, also took me to Alcoholic Anonymous meetings even though he wasnt an Alcoholic just so I can listen to peoples stories and how they went down the path of destruction. For that I thank my Father and I love him! I think alot of people should do this for their kids.

    • @DanielleS1001
      @DanielleS1001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +505

      Wise Dad!

    • @al-kabeerkabeer2853
      @al-kabeerkabeer2853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Respect and Blessings; “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.”
      ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22:7-8‬ ‭KJV‬‬
      If you could get paid to use something that you are going to use and won’t live without, would you cash that check?

    • @righteoussins5574
      @righteoussins5574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      That's deep🤔 Your dad is a great man

    • @frankjdm4636
      @frankjdm4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      @@righteoussins5574 thanks brother he is, always giving people knowledge and helping them do better for themselves.

    • @frankjdm4636
      @frankjdm4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@al-kabeerkabeer2853 %100

  • @benjaminronns
    @benjaminronns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1003

    "It is easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled" ~ Mark Twain

  • @wardelliaenoch8936
    @wardelliaenoch8936 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +360

    I cringe to think I was a part of this. I was lonely and a recent widow. I feared not being able to meet the financial obligations without the help of my late husband's income.
    They gaslighted me, love bombed me. Took advantage of my vulnerability 😢

    • @AlvinSeville1
      @AlvinSeville1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Don't feel bad, so was I. Although the cost was way too high and I did not lose monetarily, I lost valuable time...6 hours that I could've been with my family, but instead listening to four self-absorbed speakers.

    • @808INFantry11X
      @808INFantry11X 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@AlvinSeville1I fell for it to Ran into some financial trouble coming from active duty to reserve so was looking for something to make money they used one of my Battle buddies from basic training and that's how I got looped into Premier Financial and already so much red flags everything in this videos and also what bothered so many of them under jack ma trying to talk about life insurance but they are not the issuing authority it was other companies they were doing it on behalf of and the classes were not about understanding life insurance it was about selling which was got tuned off. It was so cult like it scared the crop out of me.

    • @BrianForTheWin
      @BrianForTheWin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      No reason to feel any shame for getting in and staying in-even for a long time. But a lot of reason to feel a healthy sense of pride and self-esteem for getting out. SO proud of you.

    • @bigbootyboy420
      @bigbootyboy420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You got out of it though queen! Less videos like this used to exist

    • @lesley9989
      @lesley9989 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm so sorry you went through this. It's not your fault. These people are exceptionally manipulative and prey on vulnerable people. It's not your fault. Sorry for your loss xx

  • @amikonvict
    @amikonvict 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +474

    Once, a family member extended an invitation to me for Amway. The concept was so persuasive that I eagerly desired to join right away. Unfortunately, I lacked the financial means to do so. Consequently, I approached that relative and requested their assistance in covering the expenses for my membership. I made a solemn promise to reimburse them twice the amount once I gained stability within the organization. However, to my disappointment, despite boasting about his prosperity, he refused to support me. Presently, he works as a security officer at a grocery store while I have successfully pursued a career as an engineer.

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      I think them not willing to help you with getting started is a huge sign of just how not-prosperous they were, but wanting to hide it. But I'm really, really happy you didn't join. Likelihood of being successful is minimal and those who are successful are only there because they stepped on others to be there. They have a huge downline, meaning lots of other people below them that they're getting money from. This is why MLM leaders become extremely aggressive when you or someone else leaves, because now you're messing with the money machine.
      I'm just really relieved that by circumstance, you dodged a bullet and best yet, landed in a career that has much better and guaranteed profitability 😊. I hope everything is going well for you.

    • @masterchief8042
      @masterchief8042 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      thats awesome dude, so nice to hear 🥰

    • @amikonvict
      @amikonvict 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Indeed, his refusal paved the way for a successful path for me which I’m eternally great full for!

    • @amikonvict
      @amikonvict 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@masterchief8042 😁🙏

    • @BrianForTheWin
      @BrianForTheWin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      This comment really gives the game away. He was trying to fake it till you make it, you inadvertently called his bluff, and then he wasted his life and never made it while you found a legit and established way to prosper yourself. Chapeau!

  • @ajrosales047
    @ajrosales047 ปีที่แล้ว +1537

    The scariest line from one of the leaders in this MLM video: "You cannot let logic control you. Logic is bad for us!". Now that definitely is a preaching of a cult leader!

    • @loweryourtaxes
      @loweryourtaxes ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That was Bob Proctor and that was taken out of context

    • @ajrosales047
      @ajrosales047 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@loweryourtaxes Thank you for pointing that out Steven

    • @bobthebuilder1103
      @bobthebuilder1103 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@loweryourtaxes Out of context or not, Bob Proctor was literally promoting an MLM called Vemma

    • @galaxy1234
      @galaxy1234 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I laughed so much listening that, like he is trying to say saying 'if you think logically about us you will realize we are fake'🤣 🤣

    • @ajrosales047
      @ajrosales047 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@galaxy1234 darn that's always what they're afraid of. Hehe

  • @ianjohn5404
    @ianjohn5404 ปีที่แล้ว +1673

    Alright this is a Netflix or HBO documentary level quality. Like honestly, I’m amazed at how well edited and narrated this is.

    • @lorettamanes7011
      @lorettamanes7011 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Seriously!!!

    • @clivebaxter6354
      @clivebaxter6354 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Over use of music, amateurish

    • @andyng5321
      @andyng5321 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      google Appco company, it's an MLM company as well.

    • @StillYHWHs
      @StillYHWHs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I agree. He did a great job on his videos. He sees through all the bs.

    • @aliciagonzaleztome813
      @aliciagonzaleztome813 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree 🙏

  • @lovelyt4800
    @lovelyt4800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +138

    The fact I’ve had a couple friends try and do this to me and guilt me into buying some of their worthless product is scary. 😒

    • @seyioyetade
      @seyioyetade 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂🤣🤣😂 sorry

    • @thisballerinaispretty
      @thisballerinaispretty 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂😂I could feel the anger and frustration in your voice

  • @susanhsu1430
    @susanhsu1430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1542

    Any "opportunity" that requires me to treat every person I know as a potential recruit or customer? No, thank you. My friends are my friends and I like to keep it that way.

    • @Pedrooko
      @Pedrooko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yep. I treated them that way and lost many friends. Fortunately, I was able to make amends with them - and myself - after playing the fool.

    • @solarguy1702
      @solarguy1702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      That's exactly what I told my friend here in the Philippines. Keep it up and soon, you will have no friends. They will avoid you.

    • @RyFol717
      @RyFol717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Lmao thats like starting a Lawn Mowing business and saying: "its a scam because now I look at everyone with grass as a potential client" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 maybe you people who don't understand basic concepts of business shouldn't have started a home based business to begin with

    • @keldonalexis
      @keldonalexis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @Pace8260
      @Pace8260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Exactly. The stupid, Amway "anyone can do it" bullcrap coming from my in laws WHILE THEY WERE NOT DOING IT was just ridiculous. It caused us to avoid them for years and years, and made me realize they were actually idiots. So... hey maybe that was the benefit... lol

  • @AMayer-se6gg
    @AMayer-se6gg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2288

    The worst part isn’t the money waste, it’s the time, emotional energy, hope and self-esteem loss that makes it so very unethical.

    • @hejmeddig9785
      @hejmeddig9785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      basically you’re selling fake dreams to people who don’t have the entrepreneurial mindset

    • @TheTeganOsmondChannel
      @TheTeganOsmondChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      It's very similar to being a victim of narcissistic/sociopathic abuse

    • @marivelramos4640
      @marivelramos4640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      We need to learn to simply say "NO".

    • @user-gm8ds7lc1t
      @user-gm8ds7lc1t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      The biggest loss would be the trust from your friends or even family members.
      They can't be recovered so soon.

    • @Bananaramafontanaa
      @Bananaramafontanaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Have you ever built any kind of a business? Building business isn’t for everyone it takes lot of work, time, and prioritization
      Most people want their 9-5 and then watch 3-4 hours of Netflix/ social media versus bettering themselves

  • @danielleg7471
    @danielleg7471 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    What annoyed me was the shadiness of the invite to the events. They would refuse to tell me exactly what the meeting would be about and when I turn up it’s World Ventures or Herbalife. So naturally I avoided those friends like the plague lol

    • @zhivkaradeva4579
      @zhivkaradeva4579 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Му friend was in Herbalife. Her coach after few years when the customers where low forsed her to take credit from the bank from 300 K dollars to support the work. As a warranty - her parents house and her in-lows house. The money disapered in the structure of the people... And the bank take the houses. So, after few years there she has nothing... And the elderly too.

  • @IronDiva
    @IronDiva 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I used to work in a salon where the owner put more attention into Amway than his own business. The shop had to shut down. He annoyed his clients away. Imagine coming in for a haircut, and getting pitched?

  • @maroindefinitlyhuman6857
    @maroindefinitlyhuman6857 ปีที่แล้ว +943

    I almost fell for a pyramid scheme, what stopped me was having no money to even start😂

    • @Xesxs
      @Xesxs ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I suggest you read the book that comes with the kit. It's called think and grow rich. It motivated me to be the person that I am, without joining them. I did buy the kit the author is David Swartz!

    • @coreysine3952
      @coreysine3952 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      hahaha

    • @EverythingAwesome777
      @EverythingAwesome777 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂😂😂

    • @viann2619
      @viann2619 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      I almost fell for it too but my then fiance (now my husband and dad of two) kept telling me that it was a scam…. If it is THAT easy to be rich, why are there still many people struggling to make ends meet nowadays? Thank God I came to my sense

    • @hydroarx
      @hydroarx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@viann2619indeed it is absolutely not easy, but that doesn't mean it's impossible 😉

  • @Business.Lounge
    @Business.Lounge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6150

    This guy's editing skills are unparalleled on TH-cam.

    • @JamesJani
      @JamesJani  3 ปีที่แล้ว +454

      Really kind of you to say my friend 🙏🙏

    • @anonymousanon8482
      @anonymousanon8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@JamesJani where did you learn this awesome skills? 🙃

    • @theresalwaysanotherway3996
      @theresalwaysanotherway3996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      @@anonymousanon8482 well, let me tell you about today's sponsor!

    • @anonymousanon8482
      @anonymousanon8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@theresalwaysanotherway3996 ohh right. Sorry. Didn't watch the video yet😅🤦‍♂️

    • @VIJAYGACHANDES
      @VIJAYGACHANDES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      As a begineer where should I learn (best platform) ? Video editing software

  • @dave13dc
    @dave13dc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    The line “Encouraged to buy more product” is the key.
    A friend of whom I was Best Man at his wedding had his life destroyed by MLM.
    The core of the scam is getting you to buy more product and getting you to find someone else who will buy more product.
    It’s not about sales to customers. That’s irrelevant and is merely the technicality that keeps it legal. The big earners are living it up on money provided by distributors buying more product not from sales.
    My former friend was buying product on credit cards which basically means he was giving someone else (his upline) access to his credit.
    He racked up so much debt it bankrupted him and cost him his marriage.
    These MLM scams are every bit as destructive as drug & alcohol abuse and gambling addiction.
    The land mine in the road of life.

    • @LuisSoto-fw3if
      @LuisSoto-fw3if 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There is also the fact there is a mathematical insentive to buy in bulk, since you get bigger commissions % the higher ranking you are.
      Some dude recruited me once, I just spent money on the Herbalife kit, but a friend's father was also recruited. He spent a lot of money to get into one of the higher tiers.
      Nothing came of it, but the dude that recruited us made back.
      One of the reasons I decided to leave was because I was encouraged to sell my ps3 to buy product and go up ranks. I said fuck that, I want to play games, and left lmao

    • @Will-tl8uo
      @Will-tl8uo 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is actually so sad… how is he doing now?

  • @RueBroadway
    @RueBroadway 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    Honestly, the only thing that probably kept me from Mary Kay and Avon was the selling aspect. I was young, but I was super shy...I knew I didn't have the right grindset to ever be successful. That was the ONE good thing that came from my insecurity lol.

    • @masudsaleh5155
      @masudsaleh5155 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol 😆

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point. IIRC Mary Kay and Avon weren't pyramid schemes since they did have actual product to sell. Do you know if they also had the recruiting part? That's where the pyramid scheme takes over.

  • @JessyPooh614
    @JessyPooh614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    Love that I’m getting ads for MLM’s in the middle of this video lol

  • @michelleb662
    @michelleb662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    Me: watching MLM scheme videos on youtube
    TH-cam ad: 'Want to know how you can make $25K a day'

    • @joshharding9430
      @joshharding9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yep so true! Ads pre and post are exactly that.

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      TH-cam is just as corrupt as they accept some of the most dubious adverts. Adverts that in any real country would be banned.

    • @in2deepcuzican866
      @in2deepcuzican866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Use your vpn .

    • @stephenc2481
      @stephenc2481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yep. they all are get rich quick schemers. All of them have nice cars, nice house, and nice .... babes!

    • @elmoblatch9787
      @elmoblatch9787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true and disappointing.

  • @AstaKristjan
    @AstaKristjan ปีที่แล้ว +743

    The most important thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different sources of income that doesn't depend on the government. Especially with the current economic crisis around the word. This is still a good time to invest in various stocks, Gold, silver and digital currencies.

    • @IrenaDolinsek
      @IrenaDolinsek ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The key to big returns is not big moving stocks. It's managing risk in relationship to reward. Having the correct size on and turning your edge as many times as necessary to reach your goal. That holds true from long term investing to day trading.

    • @LarsBergstrom-uh2eu
      @LarsBergstrom-uh2eu ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IrenaDolinsek Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others, as an investor, you should’ve known that by now, nothing beats experience and that’s final, personally I had to reach out to a market analyst for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account close to a million, withdraw my profit right before the correction and now I’m buying again.

    • @Erinmills98
      @Erinmills98 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LarsBergstrom-uh2eu Who is your financial coach, do you mind hooking me up?

    • @LarsBergstrom-uh2eu
      @LarsBergstrom-uh2eu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Erinmills98 My F/A is actually quite known, Kathleen Yanelli Carole, she has a wide presence on the web, so you can just check her.

    • @Erinmills98
      @Erinmills98 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LarsBergstrom-uh2eu She really seem to know her stuff. I found her online-page, read through her resume, educational background, qualifications and it was really impressive. She is a fiduciary who will act in my best interest. So, I booked a session with her.

  • @shotsfiredandmissed9068
    @shotsfiredandmissed9068 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I will forever hate the person who actually enticed me into MLM, I hate those people

  • @freshescapes7929
    @freshescapes7929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +692

    When someone told you to attend a seminar for business opportunity, accept the invitation , eat food as much as you can ,take home if possible ,but never sign up for anything ,tell them you'll think about it, and repeat the cycle for next invitation

    • @1x0x
      @1x0x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      hell no cause then they think you are interested and will blow your ass up 10x what they already were. cut it off at the source free food is not worth it lol

    • @freshescapes7929
      @freshescapes7929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@1x0x you're a grown man , you should learn how to say NO

    • @sairohit8201
      @sairohit8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      i actually did that lol

    • @TBlock1347
      @TBlock1347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@freshescapes7929 if you really said no you wouldn't be going in the first place won't you?

    • @stephenc2481
      @stephenc2481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      They are getting better at coercing you, like the timeshare people. They will make you feel guilty as hell.

  • @scottscage6409
    @scottscage6409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +920

    "If someone has to tell you its not a scam, chances are its a scam."

    • @dpMosaic
      @dpMosaic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Someone once said that to me about Bitcoin... This is why the only opinion and the only lesson worth listening to is your own

    • @user-lf4tf9pi9k
      @user-lf4tf9pi9k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@dpMosaic. No offence but that sounds like a horrible idea 😂

    • @marcushibdon2415
      @marcushibdon2415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You think this is a scam , publishers clearinghouse is a big scam as well its a p e ramid scam...

    • @fredgalaxy7632
      @fredgalaxy7632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dpMosaic well it's the information you possess that will influence the judgement and choices you decide to make upon facing such scenarios.

    • @nunoteibaodasilva7420
      @nunoteibaodasilva7420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dpMosaic p

  • @ajordan1976
    @ajordan1976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I remember my sister getting into Amway back in the 80s. Her obstetrician recruited her!
    She left when she was on the delivery table and he was trying to recruit an attending nurse.
    It hit me when you said MLM's prey on stay home moms.He had a built in downline as an OB/gyn.
    Makes you wonder why a physician would need to generate money.
    Fun fact Shanan Watts was heavily into MLM's. Putting huge financial issues on the family finances.
    MLM's are definitely a cult!

    • @siennachristy
      @siennachristy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Someone from amway is trying to recruit me

    • @jamimazada7428
      @jamimazada7428 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes shanan watts was in it. Still feel sad for her and girls 😢😢

    • @jujublue4426
      @jujublue4426 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MLMs prey on vulnerable people like cults do, I fell into it as a broke young adult who couldn't afford to leave her mom's house. At least I quickly felt something was wrong and left rapidly but I still feel stupid to fall for something so unrealistic, if it was that easy to make money no one would be poor anymore. Also the one-track mind, investment and praising/shaming process are crazy.

  • @boisebadboy93
    @boisebadboy93 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I was a cashier at a Kroger store several years ago and a young couple came through my line and were very friendly and pleasant. There was nobody in line behind them so we talked a bit. Then the guy was like "well have you ever thought about having more free time and making more money?" That's when it clicked for me and I told him I already had a good gig and told them to have a great day 😂

  • @getbetterwithme6083
    @getbetterwithme6083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +920

    “... the devil doesn't come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you've ever wished for ...”
    - Tucker Max

    • @panagenesis2695
      @panagenesis2695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 2 Corinthians 11:14

    • @predatxr.6928
      @predatxr.6928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is genius

    • @joscelynpease6656
      @joscelynpease6656 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Whoa, that is profound!!

  • @nadiadelphi6850
    @nadiadelphi6850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1619

    I literally lost a “friend” that I’ve known since elementary school (I’m 30 btw), because I refused to buy a $300 makeup kit from her. She literally brought up the fact that I drove a nice car and lived in a nice house, and used those reasons to shame me into feeling like a horrible person for not buying something that I not only didn’t want, but also didn’t need. I’m very fortunate because I have a great job, but that doesn’t mean I want to throw my money away on makeup that I honestly do not like. She let try some of her younique makeup, and I hated it. I have used the same brand for a decade and it’s just the brand that I like…but she just couldn’t understand that. She legit told me I was a horrible and selfish person for not buying her $300 makeup box. I told her that she was being very pushy and that I thought our friendship meant more to her than that. I was wrong. She deleted me from her life and blocked me all because I refused to be sucked into the younique nightmare. Took me some time to realize that a true friend will never guilt trip you into their pyramid scheme, and I’m actually better off without her constantly asking me why “Our friendship wasn’t worth $300 dollars”. Anyone who makes you feel like shit for not buying into their MLM is not worth having around.

    • @prentices2737
      @prentices2737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      My B.S. radar has been on since I was a kid. No one can sell me easily.

    • @dhutch71
      @dhutch71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Nadia - Great comment! My wife (Barb) was a Shaklee Distributor for 10 years. She got into this "business" because of her loyalty to her parents, who got into the business a couple of years prior. She never made a profit during the ten years. But, she always used the "business loss" to write-off on our taxes. I finally convinced her that a business that never makes a profit in ten years isn't much of a business - and she finally quit Shaklee. We didn't have much of a social network of friends, relatives and neighbors to "sell the business to" (you don't make much money selling the products - you make money when you sell others on joining the business - the Multi-Level part). I was always concerned that she was "compromising" our friends and close relatives - much as you described in your situation with your "friend". She quit the business more than 30 years ago.... but, to this day, she still consumes many of the "food supplements" and uses cosmetics and cleaning agents made by Shaklee. She is still convinced that they are the best. Me.... I just look the other way.

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Was never a friend bc of the way she treated you. Her loss and your gain, unfortunately.

    • @azthundercloud
      @azthundercloud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I lost a friend who was hustling life insurance when i was in the military. I was on flying status and saw him everyday. held my head high and pressed on.

    • @mudmudmudmudmud7605
      @mudmudmudmudmud7605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Nadia Delphi
      I wonder what she would think if you sent her a link to this vid 🤔

  • @ViktorNederloe
    @ViktorNederloe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I was working at walmart and was approached by someone who wanted to sell me a kit. Dude was really friendly. I met up with him afterwards (i was 16 and didnt know any better) but, i didnt fall for it. Im glad i dodged that bullet.

    • @skylarsartnphotography3450
      @skylarsartnphotography3450 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Glad you did too! With that being said though, I do have to admit I do find something very cultish about Walmart. I used to work for that company, but never again! I remember every single morning, they would drag all the associates in to do that stupid Walmart cheer. Even when they were remodeling the back and break rooms, they wanted outside to do it in front of the customers. Very embarrassing lol and they didn't want people to work for any competing companies! I loathe that company and haven't even shopped there since I quit....and then here comes those mlm companies! Its a harsh world 😢

  • @JelloImpact
    @JelloImpact 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    I was with amway for 7 years. I started when I was in college.
    As a logical person, i was intrigued because every objection I had, they had an answer to. And it seemed to check out.
    This is one of the better videos I’ve seen that describe the subtle ways the cult-like practices weave their way in.
    It’s too deep for a TH-cam comment . One day I’ll make a video on my experience. Although I grew and learned a lot, it was at the end of the day, a cult and a pyramid. No matter the amazing answers they spun.
    Unfortunate but true.

    • @jordankahn9298
      @jordankahn9298 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I was in Amway, under the training system World Wide Dream Builders for 2.5 years. Hardcore in business. I feel the same. I'd love to hear about your experience. Still to this day, 4 years after I left, I still have to undo the mental programming, because as you said... "It seemed to check out."

    • @cristm998
      @cristm998 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey whats up im in switzerland a d startet amway and i wamt to know more about your experience

    • @raphaellavictoria01
      @raphaellavictoria01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      "I want to share a million-dollar opportunity with you", that's an enormous, clear red flag right away, no question about it, this very statement means, get away from me.

    • @Ragingpigeon22
      @Ragingpigeon22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I've been with amway for awhile now but i have never experience any cult wise and bad experience like its being described here maybe its an U.S.A ego thing . I haven't heard anything alike in Canada

    • @hqy2295
      @hqy2295 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Ragingpigeon22
      Do the math, run through their business model and figure out where their revenue is generated. When you figure out that you wont be making much money unless u recruit downline who have to spend to buy into the cult, then something is fundamentally wrong. Do you go to work paying your employers so that you can work? 😂

  • @vladrod9624
    @vladrod9624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    My saying is "if the job goes looking for u, then that job sucks. U need to look for it"

    • @Watch-0w1
      @Watch-0w1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah and that goes by for any job not just MLM. Like ENGLAND C.R.

    • @Justin-xd7zj
      @Justin-xd7zj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Unless your a bank robber in a movie

    • @allenclayton6265
      @allenclayton6265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am in financial services and am actively recruited weekly. The financial industry in general does not hire and train. They recruit and poach.

    • @jaydena713
      @jaydena713 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s called recruiting same a MLM

    • @freener
      @freener 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good saying but could probably go without the last part

  • @cel168
    @cel168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    I remember when I was younger my mom telling me "you should never pay to get a job" and thinking well....duh and never understood why she said it so seriously until someone tried to get me to join a MLM.

    • @MichaelOblitey
      @MichaelOblitey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      It’s insane right and your mom is absolutely right. You should never have to pay before you can actually start working it’s awful!

    • @vegetablepimps
      @vegetablepimps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's a big scam business in Hollywood too. They will have open casting calls at legitimate casting hubs. Yet you are offered 🤔 to be a part of the funding of the movie in exchange for a part of the profits. You get the part! All you have to do is meet at this fancy restraunt in Beverly Hills..sign papers and pay $300. That's it and you have the part, a copy of the movie, and a take of the profits. SCAM! They get thousands and poof disapear.

    • @MichaelOblitey
      @MichaelOblitey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@vegetablepimps holy crap that’s crazy!

    • @prapanthebachelorette6803
      @prapanthebachelorette6803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@vegetablepimps I’ve seen something similar before too, was expensive

    • @wajeehurrehman2722
      @wajeehurrehman2722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes you are right....there is an American company named FLP(forever living products) which is also a same pyramid scheme company targeting vulnerable people who are financially weak in my county Pakistan and also in our Asia region and showing them big seminars filling there mouth with lust of wealth and big achievement some fancy dreams. And believe me at once I was also thinking to join this but God save me I realise it's fu**ing bullshit and then I have to convince my friends and family to sink in this shit business

  • @uk4490
    @uk4490 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There should be international law against these kind of pyramid scams.

  • @tommasoastaldi2513
    @tommasoastaldi2513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The biggest irony about these MLM or money cults is that, while you watch this video that loathes them, TH-cam gives you ads that promote these MLMs.

  • @thecitizenoftheinternet1077
    @thecitizenoftheinternet1077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1072

    Keywords:
    - Be your own boss
    - Entrepreneur
    - Passive income
    - I used to be like you... (insert a heartbreaking sob story)
    - Business opportunity
    - No college or university degree needed
    - Make money online
    - Only available for a limited time
    - Mindset
    - Make 100K a month while sitting on a couch
    - Quit your job
    - Financial Freedom
    - Motivation
    - Investing
    - Positivity
    - This is DEFINELY NOT a pyramid scheme!

    • @don.mauricio
      @don.mauricio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Let me guess... You are broke!

    • @fefe917
      @fefe917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      The trigger word for me is "opportunity" I hear that and run like I'm on fire 😅😅

    • @xo_itsmeaditi_xo3188
      @xo_itsmeaditi_xo3188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Also, "abundance" 😭

    • @jomy6170
      @jomy6170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Plus, ‘earn money while you’re sleeping’

    • @don.mauricio
      @don.mauricio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jomy6170 If you have a TH-cam partnership, you earn money while are you sleeping, kiddo

  • @okolopierre7504
    @okolopierre7504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    This is so sad. These MLMs literally destroy lives, families, and people. The new scam is online wealth gurus. Its heartbreaking

    • @Dream-Me
      @Dream-Me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I never heard of this one. I need to look it up

    • @salemsparrow761
      @salemsparrow761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I get ads for those scams on TH-cam constantly.

    • @vitordanieleal
      @vitordanieleal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Dream-Me I got one offer recently it saddens me how people I used to go to school with fallen for this but at the same time I felt disgusted because they thought I would fall for it

    • @Dream-Me
      @Dream-Me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@vitordanieleal Oh man . They are uneducated and brainwash into thinking there's nothing wrong with it. You should send them this video lol

    • @Dr.freedom
      @Dr.freedom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yt should do something

  • @Luumus
    @Luumus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "you can't let logic control you, logic is... is bad for us" How can you hear that and not think how incredibly suspicious that is.

  • @TheRealCatoSicarius
    @TheRealCatoSicarius 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I used to work for a MLM, glad to finally hear the emotional hurt I felt then explained out loud. SUBSCRIBED!

    • @mohamed77tv40
      @mohamed77tv40 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Can you tell me your story pls

  • @mattoryu
    @mattoryu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    "You cannot let logic control you, logic is bad" what the heck? That's flat out saying "be stupid." How do people fall for this??

    • @paulrayray7596
      @paulrayray7596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      They're desperate, desperate people will do some stupid things.

    • @ashina9271
      @ashina9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@real-one-81 Mate go away

    • @abcgctteam9859
      @abcgctteam9859 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This quote is taken out of context, if you watch Bob Proctor's sessions, you will know that he is talking about intuition vs logic.

  • @yolandaponkers1581
    @yolandaponkers1581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +604

    Honestly, “You’re family, and no one messes with the family” is the most manipulative thing I’ve ever heard from an MLM scammer. It’s predatory rhetoric.

    • @akachiokafor8739
      @akachiokafor8739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Or, "Do you really want to give your family the life they deserve" and "your uplines are taking time from their kids to help you". Screw those manipulative assholes.

    • @ZetaCancri
      @ZetaCancri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      that's very mafia logic

    • @real-one-81
      @real-one-81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sadly, I lost 300 billion dollars to a pyramid scheme. Now I’m bankrupt. 😢

    • @crimsonstrykr
      @crimsonstrykr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dom

    • @shanishine38
      @shanishine38 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't The Family a satanic cult with Son of Sam Sam connections.

  • @LostmeBee
    @LostmeBee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I almost fell for a pyramid scheme this summer.. the lady started a conversation with me at Walmart on the chip isle she met with me and wanted me to read a self help book like you put ! And by the second meeting she wanted me to meet with the big boss and I just felt creeped out and never answered her again …

  • @lindsayb7811
    @lindsayb7811 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I had a friend years ago who got involved in a finance MLM. She tried to get me to attend a seminar. I tried to get her to see the light it was a scam. She never spoke to me again.

  • @stemcareers8844
    @stemcareers8844 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    This is one of the situations where Im glad that I have social anxiety. I couldn't be roped into an mlm since the idea of recruiting scares the shit outta me.

    • @deidrataylor1360
      @deidrataylor1360 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same here.

    • @sasa6583
      @sasa6583 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same😂

    • @Dove.Love.
      @Dove.Love. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg same!!

    • @jessikapiche6097
      @jessikapiche6097 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i raise my hand too...
      ;)

    • @brovid-19
      @brovid-19 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      really? I just used my common sense and healthy skepticism. that seems to do the trick.

  • @TripSe7en_77
    @TripSe7en_77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    As I heard one person put it, “toxic positivity wrapped in gaslighting”

    • @CarlsCozyCorner
      @CarlsCozyCorner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Tied together with the ribbon of cult mind games and lies

    • @grizzlybear4
      @grizzlybear4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      PERFECT DESCRIPTION!!!

    • @prapanthebachelorette6803
      @prapanthebachelorette6803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said

    • @farfetched9296
      @farfetched9296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      NARCISSISM AS A FORM OF BUSINESS

    • @alfonsgrizzly5558
      @alfonsgrizzly5558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He forgot to tell that all this meeting with MLM stars costs... so it could cost 50-100-200 dollars to attend such meeting/convention. And you must also buy motivational materials, Books..., CD, etc. That was they way a today celebrity Kiyosaki... was made , his book "Poor dad- Rich Dad" sold millions... how? He was signed by AMWAY... and that book was on their list to buy for every new member. This economic guru... is fake... he never bught a real estate before he made millions selling this book about investing in real estate and PASSIVE INCOME....

  • @GeneralNooters
    @GeneralNooters 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +256

    I’m so saddened by this. My mom has been a Mary Kay consultant for YEARS now. Every year she has become more and more desperately invested in a business in which she is barely breaking even. She’s lost so many friends and it’s all she talks about anymore. I can’t try to talk her out of it without her immediately retaliating and making me feel horrendous for even having the audacity to question what makes her happy… she’s too far deep in the cult mindset. I don’t know how to help her. My dad is so tired… I can’t talk to her anymore without her trying to bring me back into it. It’s exhausting. I love her so much and she truly is kind. She’s not abusive but has serious narcissistic tendencies. I miss my mom. I lost her when she first became a consultant years ago… I want my mom back

    • @AlvinSeville1
      @AlvinSeville1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I feel very sad for you. Hoping your mother will realize their true intentions.

    • @bennewt
      @bennewt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I’m in the same exact situation. I will never forgive these companies for preying on people like this it’s awful

    • @Kittiesinclair5
      @Kittiesinclair5 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Well, I can appreciate your description of your mum but I suggest that narcissists, by definition, are abusive. Its ok to acknowledge that, even about those we may love. Perhaps seeing someones abusive habits can help us to help them..

    • @nouhrme7928
      @nouhrme7928 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm in the same situation. We don't live in the same country as our parents due to studies but when we came to visit my mum was out on her 'business' the whole time and we didn't get to spend time together. Family has been separated and she has invested so much money, feelings, sacrificed friendships for this and I thhink it gets to a point where they can't afford to leave because of the '' what will people say?''. It's really sad

    • @pattyjean7122
      @pattyjean7122 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'm so sorry to hear this. I was involved in Mary Kay for about 2 years, and during their meetings they would teach us to not take, No, for an answer and to keep pursuing our family and friends ... sadly I lost family and friends connection because of this.

  • @columbiajones1534
    @columbiajones1534 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I recently dated someone who was involved with an MLM. I couldn't believe how perfect we seemed to be for every other. Then she introduced me to her MLM and ended it when I wouldn't sign on. I was shocked.
    What stuck out to me is I have always been a numbers guy. I graduated college with a degree in accounting. I looked at the numbers and didn't like them. But when I went to meetings, the detractors were always painted as people without a job, irresponsible, living in their mother's basement. Yet here I was, a college educated numbers guy with a good job, asking questions.

  • @newavatar2947
    @newavatar2947 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I hate those "Where do you see yourself in 1/3/5 years" question

    • @henningokholm7912
      @henningokholm7912 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But can you see yourself in those situations? Take both sides and use imagination and memory, 5 years ago where were you? Same place as today?

  • @Mel-gg3xg
    @Mel-gg3xg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    They say "Be your own Boss" but then you have a "mentor" bossing you around?🤔

    • @juliebatalia7946
      @juliebatalia7946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      You are smart my Friend

    • @daysoflakshithararefootage2685
      @daysoflakshithararefootage2685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@juliebatalia7946 hey man are u struggling with money making

    • @juliebatalia7946
      @juliebatalia7946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@daysoflakshithararefootage2685 I am not a man Julie it's a girl's name and no I am not because I went to college and I am an accountant I know how to manage my money well . If you are one of f those MLM cults individual ,Don't bother me!

    • @daysoflakshithararefootage2685
      @daysoflakshithararefootage2685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Anyway , I'm struggling that's why I typed to you I'm not a MLM member and MLM members do not watch these type of videos

    • @552MB
      @552MB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Everyone has a boss, except maybe Bill Gates or Bezos. If you have your own company, your clients are your boss, or your bank manager.

  • @carlosjlanderos
    @carlosjlanderos ปีที่แล้ว +402

    This one time I dropped off my ex girlfriend to what she said was a “job interview”. I picked her up afterwards and I asked her how it went. She told me that she paid an initiation fee and she was going to recruit more people to the organization, she said they suggested that she start with her family and friends. I parked the car got off and went straight to the person and asked for her money back or else I would tele everyone in that office with “job interviews” that this was a pyramid scheme.

    • @adricocos
      @adricocos ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Did you get her money back?

    • @jeffbinder8432
      @jeffbinder8432 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      What was the "job"? Was it door to door knives? That one is common for doing the "job interview" setup.
      And yeah, did they refund the money? What made your girlfriend fall for if?

    • @cathykrueger4899
      @cathykrueger4899 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Amway. I once knew a medical student who dropped out if school to sell Amway. At that time Amway had people invite friends over for dinner and then spring it on them. They NEVER announced that it was an Amway pitch. Just the deception and trickery was disgusting.

    • @PetreaGalina
      @PetreaGalina ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@cathykrueger4899 INVITE TO DINNER PITCHING WITH DEMONSTRATION AND COOKING casseroles pans, sets, and cooking utensils, and one had to bring a friend

    • @shannonmoynihan8957
      @shannonmoynihan8957 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Did you get her money back?

  • @ernarc23
    @ernarc23 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love both the quality of your videos as well as the fact that you draw an important analogy between how both cults and exploitative pyramid schemes operate. It's brilliant. You are providing a valuable service to the public, James. xo

  • @boisebadboy93
    @boisebadboy93 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My younger brother and I were in the local park with our RC boats in the pond and a young couple approached us and seemed excited about the boats so they kept asking us questions about them. From the start I was skeptical because they were WAY too friendly. Then they mentioned how we could get better rc boats with how much more money we could make 😂 I turned around and kept playing with my boat while my younger brother kept talking to them. Shortly thereafter he started to feel creeped out by these two fools and when they wanted his phone number, he said he didn't have a phone 😂 When they walked off, I told him what the whole convo was about and he laughed his ass off. This was just a few days after we both watched a hilarious documentary on YT about Vemma, so we spent the next hour laughing our asses off making fun of these fools. They wasted 30 minutes of our time when we were just having fun in the park. These people are predators!

  • @spailpin710
    @spailpin710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    "you cant let logic control you. Logic is bad for us" LMAO how can anyone unironically say that? Surreal.

    • @thememaster7
      @thememaster7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, logic is bad for you, therefore, you shouldn't do it lol. 🤪

    • @ami_ayat
      @ami_ayat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      LMAO thats one of the most idiotic thingS i have heard in a while

    • @nikolanikolov7102
      @nikolanikolov7102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@sayuj2052 he is saying the logic is bad for us when we set a goal, because rational mind will start arising old beliefs and thoughts why we cant do it. In this video the perception is distorted about that statement. and he is 100% right

    • @dontcare9462
      @dontcare9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@nikolanikolov7102 You wouldn't happen to be working for one of these companies would you? LMAO

    • @mitchdoyle1997
      @mitchdoyle1997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Spailpin My thoughts exactly... So I guess they're suppose to let insanity control them.

  • @harrietharlow9929
    @harrietharlow9929 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    My wife and I got involved in the Herbalife scam and I ended up over $15,000 poorer. Finally it dawned on me the only one making serious money was our upline. The couple had a beautiful home in a gated community as well as a cabin in Idaho. I finally realized that all we were doing was to fuel their lifestyle. So I pulled out and my wife left a couple of months later.
    The really reprehensible thing, though, is how they are scamming poor Latinos. I attended a couple of seminars and saw the hope in those people's faces. Most of them end up poorer than when they started MLMs are despicable.

    • @Kiefy6886
      @Kiefy6886 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      MLM's should become illegal

    • @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197
      @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 ปีที่แล้ว

      They aren't targeting poor Latinos, they're targeting anyone already at a disadvantage.

    • @KEPHALLE
      @KEPHALLE ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Oh my, it's totally true about the Latinos. I've been to Amway big conventions here in Italy and the Latin community was so huge compared to the rest, and mind you Italy does not have this huge Latin population. I never was able to figure out why.

    • @zachingram7522
      @zachingram7522 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My wife and I got involved in herbalife as well. Luckily we got out without losing much money.

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zachingram7522 So gad you did! I hope peope wise up and eave it asap.

  • @MariusMBejan
    @MariusMBejan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I fell for it.
    Wish I saw this video 7 years ago!
    Thank you for your service efforts putting this out!

  • @somarivanzyl8750
    @somarivanzyl8750 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My husband was part of an MLM for a few years, to my biggest dismay. They spread toxic positivity and eventually he started feeling depressed and inadequate. I sent him an anti-mlm video and it finally clicked. Also behind the scenes they were teaching him how to hide things from me, like how much product he was buying and giving away to prospects who never panned out. He had to go through his own kind of deprogramming, to get rid of all the toxic positivity, love bombing, gaslighting and to live a normal life again.

    • @LIGHTandPEACE
      @LIGHTandPEACE 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow! Just like a soldier integrating to society. It's good that your man is free now

  • @estelalandaverde3784
    @estelalandaverde3784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    There should be a Spanish version of this video. Hispanic immigrants are heavily targeted by these companies all the time.

    • @chappiescollectables
      @chappiescollectables 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Because they are so marginalized ready for the pickings. I blame late stage capitalism.

    • @ravijayaweera8896
      @ravijayaweera8896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely B....shit😄 The guy doesn’t know anything about network marketing and describe all of them as Pyramid schemas. Sorry mate you have zero knowledge about the industry 😅

    • @osvaldoaguilar5473
      @osvaldoaguilar5473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      As a Mexican I can agreee

    • @ImehSmith
      @ImehSmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      EVERY immigrant group...and young naive person who doesn't yet know any better is targeted

    • @HenriTan
      @HenriTan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      HerbAlife

  • @MisplacedTexan
    @MisplacedTexan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    It amazes me how these people think they have their own business.... Do you set the prices? Do you set the policies? No?
    It’s not YOUR BUSINESS.

    • @josealtamirano8030
      @josealtamirano8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Franchisees are in about the same place as they do not set their prices nor most of their policies, would they too not be business owners?

    • @MisplacedTexan
      @MisplacedTexan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@josealtamirano8030 - Franchisees can set store policies, offer promotions, and adjust prices dependent on their agreement with the franchisor. It varies from business to business. But the main obvious - very, very obvious - difference that I failed to mention in my post two months ago, is that I’ve never heard of a franchisee making more money signing people up to open new McDonald’s restaurants than they do than by selling a burger.
      People who own actual businesses want to sell products, not recruit competitors.

    • @josealtamirano8030
      @josealtamirano8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MisplacedTexan i see your point selling product is what business should do, what if that recruitment assists with the selling of product, as in the case of the owner of the franchise company, using the same example you give, McDonald’s, the McDonald’s corporation ( or what ever their official name may be) recruited franchisees to assist their sales of their product “their delicious burgers 😉. Seen from that point are they not making more money from recruiting than from selling burgers themselves (the McDonald’s corporation) and isn’t this same privilege that the mlm participants are granted?

    • @MisplacedTexan
      @MisplacedTexan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@josealtamirano8030 - Not even close to the same thing. Because no franchisee in the history of McDonald’s or Little Caesar’s or Subway or anywhere else is more focused on recruiting than selling, and they don’t try to get the nail salon next door to their business to stop doing nails and start selling burgers. It’s apples and oranges in many ways.
      People who say they’re making a ton of money in MLM and want me to “join their team” (and my God, have I ever been asked… DOZENS of times) shut up pretty quickly when you say, “You’re making a ton of money? Cool. Can you show me a copy of your 1099? Block out your SS# and such, of course, but I’d like to see your 1099 with your name on it. That’ll reassure me that this is really a profitable business.”
      They might show you their upline’s upline’s upline’s 1099, but they won’t show you theirs. Why? Because either they didn’t make enough to get one, or they made so little that they’d be embarrassed to show you.
      Out of all the MLM-ers who have tried to recruit me, not one has ever shown me their 1099. Not one.

    • @josealtamirano8030
      @josealtamirano8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MisplacedTexan Yes, no franchisee has done that but i believe it is more because they are not granted that opportunity by the corporation, would you not want to get at least 1% for life of what McDonald’s earns every time it opens a new location if you helped it find that person that will run a successful franchise location, if your income grew every time that cycle repeated, I guess we would have to asked a franchise owner since we are not one or if one reads this thread they will let us know. And yes opening a location next door would be pretty dumb, but i think Starbucks and subway and mcdonnals know a little bit about how close together you can open new locations, specially Starbucks, it seems like they are opening one in every corner, and yet market Saturation does not seem to be a problem for them just yet.
      Finally, yes people lie, in network marketing or life in general and in an industry where anyone, and i mean ANYONE can join there will be problems with people that lie cheat and steal, that is just part of human nature, can you imagine what huge mess it would be if stock brokerage for example was just as easy to join as a network marketing, stocks would also cure cancer (😅 you know what i mean) well Im glad you didn’t join the network marketing industry with the people that thought it was necessary to lie for you to join their project. you saved yourself from loosing money and perhaps prevented yourself from probably lying to others as well because they would have led you to do likewise. I hope that those would be the last occasion you would be approached about it and lied to, but i think we both know thats probably not true the industry has much to learn, grow, learn and correct. You take care brother,, much love!

  • @theoneandonly09
    @theoneandonly09 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This is a masterful textbook explanation regarding MLM. It displayed every characteristic I’ve come to know about MLM. I recalled the various “out of the blue” convos from ppl I haven’t heard from in years asking how I was doing and couldn’t help but share a “great opportunity.” Many times I declined but I had my share of “presentations” filled with cringy positivity and lots of bragging 🤣

  • @DontTapeBananas
    @DontTapeBananas 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The two best days of your life: The day you start in an MLM. And the day you finally leave it.

  • @fumanpoo4725
    @fumanpoo4725 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    I went a MLM seminar. I was clueless and felt uncomfortable...like it was a cult recruitment seminar. I inadvertently ripped a savage fart and was asked to leave.

    • @TheSmartLawyer
      @TheSmartLawyer ปีที่แล้ว +27

      You should have stood up, done a testimonial and received adulation and applause

    • @adambane1719
      @adambane1719 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      * to

    • @johnbyerlein6682
      @johnbyerlein6682 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I hope that emptied the room

    • @karmendimas5274
      @karmendimas5274 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      they kicked you out because they knew you had 'STINKIN THINKIN'
      losers can leave!

    • @ThatArabGirl10
      @ThatArabGirl10 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karmendimas5274 Wow, someone is drinking the Kool-Aid, huh? I see you're all in with the MLM b.s.

  • @willmelvin3397
    @willmelvin3397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Moral of the story: Start your own business by selling YOUR products and services.

    • @RuslanSokolovskyi
      @RuslanSokolovskyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      yeah, and make your own pyramid with slaves -- directors, CEO, managers, staff, salespeople, accounts, marketers e t c...

    • @RuslanSokolovskyi
      @RuslanSokolovskyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @trueman mann in this video James gives us the referral link... that is one level MLM))

    • @iamcom4ta
      @iamcom4ta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RuslanSokolovskyi Right!😂😂😂😂😂

    • @LesG985
      @LesG985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      This is true. The irony is, to be successful at MLM, you need the EXACT same skills to be a salesperson and entrepreneur.

    • @DaTruDreamers
      @DaTruDreamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And then start recruiting your..... Hey! Wait a second this sounds like a pyramid scheme!

  • @justdeuced7441
    @justdeuced7441 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Literally got approached by someone in the grocery store. Acted super nice, opened up the random convo by asking about my hat. Then began easing in to what we do for work. Told him I own a business. He then asked if we have ever been interested in making some side money. I told him I have two side gigs, process server and website building / management. He then led into how he moved into the area recently and we exchanged numbers but I knew he was leading in to something. I look him up and he's talking about how Amway was an amazing business model and has all this self help crap online lmao They're getting brazen now approaching randos in public.

  • @Josiemallow7
    @Josiemallow7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love watching/listening to your videos, not only is the content interesting, but your delivery of that content and your soothing voice just draw me in

  • @paddygalloway8780
    @paddygalloway8780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4265

    Here before 1 million views. The one man netflix show strikes again.

    • @JamesJani
      @JamesJani  3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      You absolute legend Paddy, big love to you my guy 🙏🙏

    • @Skreept
      @Skreept 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@JamesJani what course on video editing did you take? And on what platform?

    • @chintubaba8362
      @chintubaba8362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Skreept watch the video before asking. It's all there in the video.

    • @Skreept
      @Skreept 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@chintubaba8362 I'll have to re-watch and be a tentative on the ad section.
      Edit: he does not say or show the video editing class he took.

    • @missrelaxed3872
      @missrelaxed3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too, here b4 1 million views

  • @SamuraiZZ
    @SamuraiZZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    MLMs before you join: You can do this part time! Choose your own hours! It's easy!
    MLMs after you join: You won't make any money unless you work 24/7. It's hard work!

    • @freshzombie3779
      @freshzombie3779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's exactly what they do!

    • @priyankpatel975
      @priyankpatel975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      U r lack of mindset that why u feel mlm hard.

    • @ninogamboa5354
      @ninogamboa5354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@priyankpatel975 as a go getting can you give me some insight of this, how did it change your life. Just wondering

    • @pradipchavan7465
      @pradipchavan7465 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@priyankpatel975 chutiya

    • @nafismridha997
      @nafismridha997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly.

  • @nawabmevans
    @nawabmevans 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I almost got recruited by some Amway folks. What’s crazy is they really acted like they were trying to forge a friendship. But all the while, they were trying to finesse my lady and I. Issa evil world

    • @siennachristy
      @siennachristy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is happening to me now. Some chick from amway is trying to recruit me

    • @ASoberBear
      @ASoberBear 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sociopaths. It really is concerning how they see you as a means to an end.
      They are so deep in debt they have to believe its real. To think you’re never getting that hundred, than thousands you had in your bank be drained following a dream that by design back …by a friend no less… it eats at you man.

  • @Relaxinghypnoasmr
    @Relaxinghypnoasmr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how you scored this. Some will say it's just adding music, but if really set the emotional tone and made it hard to stop watching

  • @shishirshohan1690
    @shishirshohan1690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    “Logic is bad for us”. Something feels very wrong.

  • @hamzadahir474
    @hamzadahir474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    They need to start teaching this to kids about to graduate high school because they are highly targeted by MLMs and they are gullible enough to fall for it

    • @classysis6264
      @classysis6264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Exactly. Also, the entrepreneur cultures need to be canceled. They are the ones encouraging young people not to pursue college & univ and start businesses that will generate 10k per month to them 🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @josealtamirano8030
      @josealtamirano8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@classysis6264 i do feel that entrepreneurial culture is being romanticized, “everyone can build an online business or be the next Musk”when we all know some make it & some don’t, but perhaps canceling it would not be the best direction to head towards, with out entrepreneurs where would you and me work? Who would start the companies that will hire the employees? Some one has to drive the economical bus that so many of us ride. Now, the idea that everyone can and should be an entrepreneur is a bad one to push, some are born with more inclination to follow orders than to give them, but that is something that everyone is entitled to find out on their own, otherwise if we started imposing and ruling who is born to lead and who is supposed to follow, or “cancel” the opportunity to choose to be or dream to entrepreneur well than we would be going backwards rather than forward. And soon end up in a place that we were not too long ago.

    • @josealtamirano8030
      @josealtamirano8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think there are worse things threatening out youth than avon bro

    • @marlonoswald551
      @marlonoswald551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      yup.
      My girlfriend just yesterday was about to fall for it.
      Thank god I knew what an mlm is, I could stop her before the damage was too great.

    • @nightswell
      @nightswell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true, I was one of them.

  • @TheIHVPNetwork
    @TheIHVPNetwork หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW! ...when you couple this information with what happened during the pandemic it explains why people are so angry these days. WOW!

  • @ezmny1387
    @ezmny1387 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    they dont care about your financial future, they care about theirs.

    • @bretttoombs2465
      @bretttoombs2465 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They see you as someone to use for their benefit...and then tell you they care so much about you. Evil.

  • @MrOccyc
    @MrOccyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    These MLMs prey on the financially naive. I don’t mean that folks are dumb or stupid, they just haven’t had a lot of money experience.

    • @divyabhardwaj1990
      @divyabhardwaj1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah. I lost a big chunk of my money

    • @hostisvetustchesmu7941
      @hostisvetustchesmu7941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I didn't have money experience too, and I saw through the bullshit the first sec they spoke! I think you are being very kind to preys, but they are actually stupid.

    • @chikipsg
      @chikipsg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True .. I was very young and in college

    • @BirekothAlephMotivation
      @BirekothAlephMotivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup, that's exactly it. They want it all fast.

    • @lohxinkai3427
      @lohxinkai3427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. Shameless company and these people are all liars

  • @anishkumaranjan
    @anishkumaranjan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1566

    Everybody is taking about his editing skills, but don't underestimate his research and capability of giving whole information about MLM.
    You're a gem James bro❤️

    • @grayweaseltink
      @grayweaseltink 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      so true

    • @zels2816
      @zels2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, every bit of information was spot on.

    • @user-jc6tj2xt1p
      @user-jc6tj2xt1p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cites Wikipedia.

    • @hafidmanzoor
      @hafidmanzoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He was right about choosing the right company, most mlm's are legally or illegally pyramid schemes. But some aren't, choose wisely because the whole industry isn't a cult. I belong to the best Mlm company, that has really changed my personality, my income and my whole life. I am very thankful to it.

    • @jinxonline4647
      @jinxonline4647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe he was a part of MLM before .. as I was ..

  • @thehustlerscornernyc6403
    @thehustlerscornernyc6403 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has GOT to be one of the BEST videos 📹 I've ever seen! It brings back a FLOOD of memories from the 70s, 80s, and 90s!!

  • @nicholasrosebush6182
    @nicholasrosebush6182 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    When i was in college about ten years ago i briefly got wrapped up in a MLM. Luckily it was only about a week until i realized it was a pyramid scheme.

  • @dlbutters7164
    @dlbutters7164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    "You can't let *LOGIC* control you.... *LOGIC* is bad for us!"
    Well, if that statement isn't a gigantic red flag, i don't know what is.

    • @shendrika7
      @shendrika7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @erickjuma7643
      @erickjuma7643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Hahahaha I said the same thing to myself too. How do thousands of people sit and nod in agreement to that kind of statement?

    • @srr8890
      @srr8890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂Usually women fall for these. Its understandable. They love to FEEL the Grandeous lol.

    • @rasheemthebestfirstone3274
      @rasheemthebestfirstone3274 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @okolopierre7504
      @okolopierre7504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Word up bro. I thought that was sketch too

  • @davidnguyen6541
    @davidnguyen6541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    A young couple approached me and my girlfriend, we had friendly casual conversation and the topic of being financially independent came up. I told them my story and how I’m striving for my own business and she tells me about her ‘mentors’ and how they became FI when they were 21-23. She immediately wanted to swap numbers and sync up with her and her partner over coffee to discuss more about us meeting with her mentors. I knew at that point they were in an MLM, so I played along. After 6 weeks of coffee meet ups and these ‘fun’ seminars, I finally convinced them to leave and pursue their own dreams. It’s only one couple but I’m glad I was able to save them because they were in a vulnerable state.

    • @ninjagaming5060
      @ninjagaming5060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      well done👍👍

    • @a.c.slater573
      @a.c.slater573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      How did you do it? I have a friend who is brainwashed by it despite me speaking out many many times

    • @keltecdan
      @keltecdan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I just had a couple approach me at IKEA out of the blue the dude starts complimenting my shoes and starts to be overly extrovert like he wants to really get to know me and become friends like he’s really interested in who I am. Right then I knew he’s wanting something from me. He was trying to pitch something but I couldn’t figure it out and he never said what he was selling. He wasted so much time when he could of just pitched his “business opportunity” in the first 10min of talking to me rather than trying to be slick in making me think he was really wanting to be friends or get to know me as a person. They wanted to meet for coffee and I agreed just because I was curious what exactly he was trying to sell not that I would buy into it because I was already pissed on the way he approached me. What amazes me is that they have the same access to the internet to research mlm and Amway to find out that you can’t really make the big money they claim you can make.

    • @frauvit
      @frauvit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      You saved many more from MLM when you convinced the couple. Thank you.

    • @Vamshk
      @Vamshk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Enjoy free coffee and snacks and leave 😄

  • @clarissacallidus
    @clarissacallidus ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Truly amazing documentary! Really simplifies the processes and outcomes of a pyramid scheme, showing the different ways people are sucked into MLMs.

  • @5ive69
    @5ive69 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The commercial for this video, was a modern day pyramid scheme 😂

  • @2driftlong
    @2driftlong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    Pyramid Schemer: Broke is only a mindset
    Me looking into my empty wallet: I'm not poor, I'm not poor

  • @darksouls_guy1656
    @darksouls_guy1656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    "No, no, this isn't one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. Our model is the trapezoid."

    • @righteoussins5574
      @righteoussins5574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @howmuchbeforechamp
      @howmuchbeforechamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Feeling the need to tell me its not a pyramid shceme does nit make me feek good

    • @darksouls_guy1656
      @darksouls_guy1656 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@howmuchbeforechamp it's a joke

    • @TropTrevTv
      @TropTrevTv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfaoo

    • @batpoolzilla3200
      @batpoolzilla3200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They told me that today, nice viper pic. I was aware of MLM before this video but they lured me with a part time job promise. I can give more details if you want.

  • @JesusIsKingJohn316
    @JesusIsKingJohn316 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    James, you did a great job putting this video together. Thank God I was never sucked into an MLM although I was asked to be a model once and taken to a Mary Kay seminar (groan) and was pushed on to Landmark Education, DoTerra, and Avon, etc. I bought some products to help the friends selling but I would always end up throwing them away - terrible products. I hope that more people wake up and save their money.

    • @prndownload
      @prndownload 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hahahah landmark. I had a friend that fell for that along with many other random mlm's including all of the worst of what crypto had to offer. He ended up losing everything. Out of nowhere he'd tell me a sob story about breaking up with his girlfriend he'd basically been living with for 18 months. I would online chat to him daily and it'd be the first time I'd even heard about him having a girlfriend. He'd also lie about his involvement with landmark and other things. He worked for them for at least a year. Was always trying to re-invent himself.
      He'd just disappear from being online for months or even a year plus then just show back up again. Eventually it got to the stage where I'd leave a chat comment then 2 weeks or a month later he'd respond completely ignoring what I had said or asked and just say something completely unrelated and boring. I'd respond quickly and he'd disappear for another month despite being online constantly. I decided to see what would happen if I didn't put anything in the chat again and I haven't heard from him since. When I didn't even get a birthday message 9 months later I decided it's better if I just have no friends at all.
      I've accepted I obviously have problems and am a dislikeable person but I'd rather be friendless than have a loser flake friend that gets cut when I tell him crypto cloud mining based out of Estonia is a scam after he sent me an affiliate link. I think it's been almost 3 years now since I last heard from him and I definitely won't be reaching out ever again.

  • @adancstnd8736
    @adancstnd8736 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was opened to the idea when presented to me, I was in a vulnerable state when a guy approached me. After some extensive research I don’t have it within me to manipulate people and make money of the sales they make in (Amway). I’ve opted out. I have a good heart and if it takes manipulation to make money off of people who are also vulnerable then I’d rather be poor.

  • @frenchartilleryman6920
    @frenchartilleryman6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This one hurts because my own mother had fallen victim to one of them

    • @JamesJani
      @JamesJani  3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I'm really sorry to hear that man... during the research for this video I encountered many people who had family members tied up in these schemes currently. It's a really tough thing to convince them away from.
      I came across this: www.vice.com/en_us/article/43e573/how-to-get-a-friend-out-of-an-mlm-herbalife-amway-younique- article from Vice while researching, it may help a little in understanding how to persuade her out of it.
      Wish you the best, friend 🙏

    • @frenchartilleryman6920
      @frenchartilleryman6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@JamesJani Luckily she is no longer with them (Mary Kay)

  • @JonRobTom
    @JonRobTom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
    The best quote to close an MLM documentary.

    • @martinjaramillo2429
      @martinjaramillo2429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've heard it said "if it sounds too good to be true it's probably illegal" in a lot of these cases "unethical"

    • @kevinkeller6569
      @kevinkeller6569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd go one step further. If it looks and sounds too good to be true, it ALWAYS is!!

    • @DavidRivera-ld8sh
      @DavidRivera-ld8sh ปีที่แล้ว

      Same reason you got lured into your day job and now you probably hate it. The only reason keeping you from not believeing that's a pyramid scheme as well. Is only due to the fact that 90% of the average population do it everyday as well. Keep your thoughts to yourself.

  • @catierambles
    @catierambles 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    if I was at a conference and the dude on stage said that "logic is evil and thinking logically is bad" I would have walked out. you should always think logically, you should always think critically and question things, especially if they're trying to sell you something

  • @donnamack6797
    @donnamack6797 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always watch out for the word, "share". Nobody who is a stranger wants to share anything with anyone.

  • @josephb456
    @josephb456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    "You can not let logic control you" is, perhaps, the most telling statement of this documentary. The fact that you can be immediately and punishably guilty of "wrong think" from the outset of your "employment" is the bloodiest red flag ever flown.

    • @yelloandy
      @yelloandy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I like what he says after, “logic is bad for us” 🤣

    • @jpt610
      @jpt610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yea, I was like huh? Logic is bad? How didn't people walk out when he said that.

    • @bn8579
      @bn8579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That’s religion too. No logic allowed

    • @Scarethelocals
      @Scarethelocals ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bn8579 exactly.if there's a question they don't have some BS answer for it's always "faith".
      Why will your God not just show himself if he wants more believers so they can be saved?
      Faith. He is testing our faith , to see if we will waver or stop believing.
      Oh...so that he can send you to a place of despair where you will experience torture and death for eternity?
      Faith.

  • @lawman3966
    @lawman3966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    "I'm here to share this business opportunity with you" translates to: "to break even, I need to rip you off even worse than my upline ripped me off."

    • @troyd4235
      @troyd4235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The people who fall for these scams are what Mark Cuban calls "Wantrepeneurs." They're basically people who want success without having to put in the hard work, risk,, and dedication in building a real business to become successful.

    • @dinsilkhannaz7696
      @dinsilkhannaz7696 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most sales business do have MLM system upon them; if u could override commission of another people under ur supervised, it is MLM.

    • @chucktheiceman8623
      @chucktheiceman8623 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They always say make people work for you

  • @BBAN81
    @BBAN81 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love your content! You are so factual, articulate and your voice is so soothing 🥰 subscribed!

  • @ayushdogra7850
    @ayushdogra7850 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The quality of this documentary is absolutely stellar. You have earned a subscriber good sir ! ❤

  • @aliwilkinson2485
    @aliwilkinson2485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    James, are people just born with the perfect documentary voice? The tone is spot on 😂 whole experience

  • @user-rf7fj4cf5s
    @user-rf7fj4cf5s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    If i was a teacher, i would 100% put your video in my class. This is truly a life's lesson. Bravo!

    • @AD-lc8pw
      @AD-lc8pw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      As a homeschooling mom you just gave me an idea to watch this in our documentary slot. Thank you!

    • @LunaticTheCat
      @LunaticTheCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I wish schools would spend a lot more time teaching kids how to navigate life. There are so many people that fall for these scams simply because they didn't know any better.

    • @prapanthebachelorette6803
      @prapanthebachelorette6803 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LunaticTheCat yes agree

    • @fechnerjean-philippe3238
      @fechnerjean-philippe3238 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      BUT TEACHERS ARE THE BIGGEST SCAM ARTISTS THOUGH

    • @Nehakashyap67
      @Nehakashyap67 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

  • @1998londoner
    @1998londoner หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just discovered you and really like your content. A level-headed creator among so much nonsense. Thank you 🙏🏻