In Scientology, low productiveness (being "downstat" iirc) means that you're either committing secret crimes against the organization, harboring resentments against the organization that you don't acknowledge yourself ("overts" and "coverts") or that you're connected to someone who is. The people committing overts and coverts are the famous "suppressives", and the only way to detect them is through investigating incidents of low productivity. This process of rooting out suppressives is euphemistically referred to as "ethics." Any person who shows low productivity is labeled a "potential trouble source." This is central to the group.

The flip side of this is the fact that people who consistently outperform and bring in cash for the organization ("upstat"?) are not to be questioned. Achievement is its own justification.

So Scientology produces a lot of scammers and hucksters. Also a lot of chiropractors for some reason.

edit: an animated version at https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hu3ca