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A comment on You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Scheme (2020). Parent comment

Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by emodendroket on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:05AM (#34921761)
I don't think they're "the top" of a pyramid. They're just selling their trinkets to whoever pays. If you want to buy a bunch of units, so much the better.

Also, I think some of this is somewhat outdated: wages in China have risen, and the really low-quality and low-wage manufacturing has started to migrate to SE Asia.

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Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by derefr on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:18AM (#34921843)
Well, yeah, that's what I said: dropshipping isn't an MLM. There's no pyramid there. It's just a race-to-the-bottom, but one with lots of hangers-on at various steps realizing they can "sell shovels in a [self-proclaimed] gold rush" to various parts of this logistics chain if they can convince them they need the help.
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