This is a VERY intresting conversation - i am a MLM distributor to a company that has been in the business for 6 years (wont mention the name) - but - my main income is based from CUSTOMER SALES and a very few "downline" purchases in my organisation, i earn quite a bit of money on this - but i have also worked with this company for 3 years - most "people" dont even give a company 1 year - they are in it for the "free lunch" - get rich quick.. which will never happen in MLM..... I have treated this as a regular buinsess and so it shall be treated, BUT i have to agree to Mr. Legume - there is alot of "scams" in this industry - but so is there in almost every industry. Though MLM or NWM has always been the most targeted to just been called scams - then i would call all franchising and ordinary business - including e-gold as a scam ;). If you really took a good look at MLM - you might find it very DYNAMIC to the one who really works it. But not EVERYONE can have "success" in it - this is not for everyone. According to HYIP - if it is TO good to be TRUE - then it is...:)) Best regards Patrik Isacsson >> I mean, short of locking them in a rubber room, what can be done with >> the HYIP/MLM perpetual victims? I've spoken to quite a few, both via >> the internet and in person, and most don't seem to be noticeably >> mentally retarded (or whatever the politically correct term for it is >> these days). I suspect there is a part of their brain which deals >> with financial matters which is deficient. >I guess you also believe that the millions and millions of people who regularly vist casinos, race tracks and sports books and the multi millions >who regularly play the various lotteries are mentally deficient in financial matters, right? This must be the case as the percentage of these people who >are winners in these various "games" is incredibly small, probably even >smaller than those in HYIP/MLM. As a matter of fact, yes. Compulsive gambling is a serious problem for many people. I have a mild case of it myself. Psychologists are recognising that the repetitive physical tasks are very habit- forming. Additionally gambling doesn't make financial sense if you think about it, because the more you gamble the less the odds work in your favour, as 'the house' always wins overall (and that's assuming the games aren't rigged). Gambling is a scam too, although I believe you would find it is far less of a scam (in terms of misrepresentation) than HYIPs. The ONLY people who make serious money from HYIP and MLM are the instigators. Anyone who can come into a scheme and make money out of it would be better off setting up some sort of real sales business themselves and sell real products in the real world. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
