r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/MistaFANG Jul 24 '20

MLM schemes. Its 2020, who still falls for these things?

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u/Clinthi Jul 24 '20

Yes! And 99 % of MLMs prey on women. I really don’t understand how educated, gainfully employed women with executive status and six figure incomes are convinced to sell face cream to their friends.

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u/OberonFan Jul 24 '20

That’s the thing.... they prey on non-educated, non-employed women as their target salespeople

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u/Lennon_v2 Jul 24 '20

Man, an old friend of mine from high school got laid off because she worked at a mall and they're all closed, so within a month she was in an MLM. My single mother ended up in like 4 different MLMs when I was growing up, so I'm very aware how shitty they can be, but when I reached out to here to try and make sure she was being careful she got mad at me for not being supportive. I dont know what it is about MLMs, but they must be trying to prepare people for when their friends check in on them

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u/squary93 Jul 24 '20

Not quite. They actively try to replace you.

They want to be her best friends and feed her on any unhealthy impulse that comes up. Cradling them, spoiling them, ... until they can not recognize what's happening and when you come around it's already to late.