chimps I'm going to make a very considered response. From reading your replies so far it's clear you're successful at what you do (or at least you consider yourself successful), however the line you do keep repeating is that MLMs aren't for everyone. The problem is the people who try, and fail, invariably lose money, sometimes not much, sometimes alot. This is always going to be partially dependent upon the person themselves, but also dependent upon their upline and other bots that involved. By dependent I'm saying it's how much of a hook the other bots provide.
Now, I suspect there may be bots out there who spell out all the risks as well as the benefits and tell their downline to do their research before fully committing to the MLM, however if that is the case it's really not apparent. The reason everyone on here is so upset is that more often than not, bots peddle a load of half-truths e.g. Look at me and my brand new luxury home I've just moved into (which is rented), look at the lovely new car I've been able to get (which is leased), look at this lovely cheque I've just received for all my hard work (are they at all real?). The thing is the naive and the vulnerable will get pulled in by these half truths, as well as all the "miracle" claims about the products themselves. The reason so many people have asked you to prove your income is just because of what I've laid out above. I could rent a £400,000 house in the country, I could lease a big shiny new car (in fact I lease a small shiny new car), but it wouldn't be commensurate with the income I had, it would be a falsehood.
Now I've seen many bots say that they don't make health claims about the products, however there are always alot of implications "it worked for me on my xxx condition". Now admittedly you can't control what everyone on your downline claims, however as they are your downline (and I say your, but I mean any bot), you have to accept some responsibility as to how they behave, what claims they are making etc. But I think that it's far too easy to turn a blind eye, claim "how can I keep an eye on 5000 people?" and just essentially sit back and let the money roll in.
Most people's objections to MLMs are the way they essentially suck in and spit out people with no regards to their wellbeing. We all know that most of the products have little or no effect above and beyond what's available on the open market at a much lower price from well respected shops. All the implied benefits of the various MLM products are not backed up by any real scientific evidence, therefore rely on hearsay and experiences to back up their claims (something which is explicitly not allowed!) - this again gets our backs up especially as recommending certain products without proper medical cautions could potentially lead to very serious outcomes.
So all in all, the practice is flawed, so many people lose out and it's not purely down to it "not being for them", others who are made so many promises or implied benefits about the products lose out because they're just not true. Meanwhile those at the top of the food chain (summit of the pyramid?) pretty much wash their hands of anyone who isn't "pulling their weight", but do this behind closed doors whilst promoting how great the opportunity is (when most likely it isn't) with others in public so as to attract more people in, people who can't really afford to be in but are lured by the untruths.
Right, I've had my say, now time to relax 