--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@
wrote:
>
> So why do MLM'rs have as much "faith" in their MLM as they do with
> Jesus, Allah, Buddah, etc? Looking through youtube comments is
> hilarious and weird, because all they can say to the "skeptics" is
> that they are "so negative," or "your a slave to your boss at your
> day job, and I am free." How many times have we heard those line
> before? Is it really Brainwashing? That is some sick and twisted
> stuff, evil as some would put it. Faith is strong. I don't think
> anyone could convince me that Jesus is a scam. But why must people
> have faith in something so shallow, such as a business opportunity.
> They are willing to turn their backs on friends and family because
> someone said so. Why don't they investigate all sides of the story?
> Yes, your products may be great, and the company may be doing good
> things, but what aren't they telling you? Why aren't the smartest
> people in these MLM's not suspect, when people like us try to tell
> them that they should research the pro's and of course cons of
> MLM's. It is too easy to simply call someone "negative" that is
> lame. Why do they think calling someone negative, gives them the
> last word?
> So I have learned that there is no arguing with faith. These people
> have faith in their MLM, therefore you cannot win the debate. All
> hope is lost for the quest to do good. Thanks for listening to the
> rambling, for I am still baffled by this all.
>
I don't think it's faith so much as fear. As was mentioned in the
"Rambling" thread, people don't join MLMs out of rationality, either.
I believe most people join first because they really do want a better
life, and they want to be around people who appreciate them, but also
because they want to be better than others. They envision themselves
up on stage being adored and idolized. AmQuix folks call it
"edifying" their upline. The word actually means teaching, as in
"teaching" their upline, but I'm sure what they really mean is "deifying".
I think many people who join MLMs also relish the abuse heaped on the
rest of the world in which they weren't happy; it wasn't their fault
they hated their jobs or were unsuccessful, it's that the rest of the
world has got it wrong. "Here's my chance to prove to my
parents/spouse/
I'm earning the big bucks in a few months, I'll be magnanimous and
show them the opportunity, too."
Then, when things don't work out right away, as promised, they're led
to believe it was their own fault. "If you don't like your income,
look in the mirror." "OMG, am I really not as good as the people up
on stage?" Time for another rally, where they're told they just have
to work hard and believe in themselves and do exactly as they're told
and they can do it too.
So I think it's narcissism and inferiority complexes (both present in
varying degrees in most of the population, myself included) that
compel most people to join and stick with MLMs. The corollary would
be that the only way to get a loved one out of an MLM is to give them
more positive strokes and adulation than they would get from their
"team". Difficult to do in most normal human relationships,
especially one damaged by an MLM.
Just my opinion.
Heidi
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