MLM Bot Watch 29 - Come and join #teamdannii! We are #disruptivebydesign and now powered by Timeless Vie's #skinnylard

[acatcalledjohn]

Previous thread here

Will follow up with links shortly. In the meantime this is especially for spongebobette

I think any of us would feel sad with someone we knew - even if only generally. As long as that 'sadness' or fellow-feeling doesn't translate into enabling behaviour. (Which is possible if you're feeling bad for someone and they're dealing ruthlessly with you. As they're being guided to do.)

Are there any hopeful signs?

She unbowed me asking me to let her come for a no obligation to buy meeting. I told her I wasn't interested and that was that. I think mlm bots need a bit more persuasion in them? And when I look on her promotional page there are no likes or comments apart from the odd one from me saying things unrelated (aw cute cat! Etc ). Maybe that's a sign she'll get out of it soon? I don't know.

The feck is unbowed?! inboxed !

Hard to say. Have you read any of the (very helpful) advice on Botwatch?

If not, go to their site and scroll down until you come to the Table of Contents. (Underneath the latest piece.) .There are links there to some excellent pieces called, if I recall, such titles as 'How to help someone.....' and 'People who care about you are worried'. Among many others.

Good luck.

Sorry. It's called 'Contents Page'.

Thank you . As I said not a 'friend' as in not someone I'd meet for a coffee or go to the pub with, but she was part of a friendship group and a sweet woman who I really liked. I'll have a browse :)

Let us know how it goes.

Ranty I think Donald Trump 'unbowed' in Saudi Arabia.

I'm going to have to leave all my local buying and selling groups on FB. Just had a 3 on 1 "debate" (mostly them telling me to "get my facts straight") with a group of Huns. It's far too entertaining when I should be tidying my home office.

Mind you, who wouldn't want to get involved in her "Oppurtunity" (sic)

Which facts did they consider wonky, or wunky in her case?

Ah, I would copy and paste but it appears they have either blocked me or deleted the conversation. The bit that's left is the OP saying she's making no health claims or saying whoever joins can get rich.

This was the meme she posted along with it. Teh Ironies!

You know when someone invites you to a party they're holding (Younique, in this particular case) and you explains why you can't encourage it, and no matter how carefully you try to explain how awful the companies are, you still end up being the arsehole?

How is it better that I just sit back and let them all lose money, friends and credibility by preying on vulnerable people?

😤😡

What do they think I get out of it?

"You explains" makes me sound like I'm from Goldie Lookin Chain niche reference. Deep apologies.

Yep, I know exactly what you mean. It's "rude" and "unsupportive". I wouldn't be too supportive of my grandmother giving her money to bogus workmen, whether or not it kept them in a job, either.

This time it's an aunt holding a party for her disabled friend. She's (the aunt) giving me all the anecdotes of women paying their mortgage off in 2 years, etc.

I'm now trying to extract myself without causing WW3.

I'm working on a blog post about why MLMs are a bad thing. Think it might be good to link to so you don't have to do all the arguing yourself. Lots of people get stuck when trying to explain why they are bad and can lose arguments due to the slick counter arguments the bots have prepared.

I've recently found this thread.

I was in work today (holiday resort) a guest staying in the accommodation was handing out these flyers, to other guests and staff. I swiftly before taking a pic for MN threw mine in the bin. How bloody rude to hand that to me while I'm working in my actual real life job.I absolutely detest MLMs.

Why do bots think it's great to work from nice places? I like to work at work and actually be able to enjoy nice places, to look around, take it all in. Who wants to find a lovely scenic spot and then get out your phone and start hassling people to join your team? Bots have bragged about how they have been 'working' while giving birth or having their hair done.

Well the bot in question was technically working whilst on holiday, winning!

She's not on holiday if she's working.

Eeek huns - latest #Live from Danniiiiii: anyone here who would be happy to share an MLM experience either on or off the record with the media?

www.facebook.com/timelessvie/videos/1915663618704657/

I was taking to my mum who was saying that my cousin who has become an isagenix rep has been trying to recruit my great Aunt. FFS, my lovely lovely great aunt who is almost 90 and just wants to see al of us do well, but apparently she can break into the elderly community where she lives. My mum was horrified when I told her about the "business model". Am off to see my Great Aunt in about 4 weeks hopefully she hasn't signed up to anything before then. I'm really quite fucking cross about this.

Does your great aunt - and other residents of the elderly community - have savings that they could use to fund purchases?

Categorically not- they are pensioners with minimal income. No idea about their savings, my guess is probably not. I can't speak to the other people near them, but the whole concept of finding someone who will hate to say no is just abhorrent.
Also apologies for my earlier post being almost unreadable- kids not sleeping well 😂