The MLM Epidemic in 13 Maps

Re:The MLM Epidemic in 13 Maps by closetohome on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:47PM (#21539830)

I'm a little concerned that at no point in the article does the author use the term "pyramid scheme."

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Re:The MLM Epidemic in 13 Maps by dorothyat40 on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:10PM (#21540014)

Like it's co-opting this soft language that the industry is pushing to distance itself from a pyramid scheme, which is very much is?

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Re:The MLM Epidemic in 13 Maps by BryanBigs on Saturday November 16, 2019 @02:01PM (#21554284)

This is a guess, but a pyramid scheme is illegal, and so calling 'legal' companies by the term might be considered slander. Since some of these companies live to bully through the court system, it's probably a conscious decision to avoid the term. Just a guess though.

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