I think you've taken it all out of context. I do think that their 'let's all be positive and happy hun' thing is a bit nauseating, but I think the actual basis of it is ok. I've been in several, and it's like anything else - if you work hard you'll make money. They are not get rich quick schemes and they don't claim to be as far as I'm aware. They're just a way of people making a bit of extra money. I think they're great for mums or other people who are stuck at home. What's the difference between spending £30 on a foundation from an MLMer or spending £30 on one in Boots? Is it that you're saying the products are shoddy? That's a whole different thing, but in my experience, on the whole, they're not.
'People don't make money but are told they will' is a massively sweeping statement, and is in fact incorrect. Some will, some won't. Just like those who sell old records on eBay or books on Amazon, or anyone in fact who does any sort of work for themselves. The fact that it's an MLM is irrelevant. They'll either work hard and it and make money or they won't.
I do happen to think there should be a cap on 'presenters' or whatever the different companies call them, because in the end the market gets saturated and it makes it harder and harder for people to sell. But the same could be said for corner shops or garages or anything else - competition can get so high that you get pushed out of the market. That's business the world over though.
The way you talk here is very scaremongering. These things work for some people, and are not as black and 'cult-like' as you say.
Also, I've left 4 of these companies over the years and NOT ONCE have I been bullied or turned on for leaving. This is absolute rubbish. Why would they anyway? When someone leaves their upline ends up with the leavers downline??? Who is there to complain about someone leaving?
Furthermore, MLMs can be a life-changer for people stuck at home. I remember a very long time ago when I was younger, stuck at home, agoraphobic - this was before the internet. Had online MLM work been around at the time I would have been a MUCH happier person - I would have had a focus, online friends and a bit of money coming in.
You're just being very unfair, and I think people should be shown both sides of the argument more. If you don't like MLMs then fine - don't do them. But why do you have to be so nasty and sarcastic about them and about the people who choose to do them?
P.S. My newsfeed is full of non-MLMers who constantly moan and whine about their lives - kids not going to bed, the price of things, the weather, their spouses, their parents, their job - all the people who put up statuses saying 'omg totally had enough' - then someone says 'what's wrong' and they say 'PM me hun'. LOL these people are not MLMers or 'bots' - do you slate those negative, depressing, energy-zapping people too? Or just the ones posting positive statuses trying to make a few extra quid? Would you rather they sat on their bums playing their PS4 like some do? At least they're having a go!!!!!!