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MLM Bot Watch 51: the Cult of multilevel marketing

998 replies

BSintolerant · 22/05/2019 18:17

Lies, creative accounting and the Law of Reaction. Network marketers, we’re onto you - and so is the BBC:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p076n2hg

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ticktock19 · 19/06/2019 12:31

Hmm, Castle on her business page has done a live interview with the dreaded Ninja last night..I haven't watched it yet but apparently it's 'full of golden nuggets'
@suedoname the rapport pronunciation was definitely worth the watch, he's done another live in his 60 point group this morning too

Sforsh49 · 19/06/2019 12:32

There's also the way Broke spelt architect on an earlier post, along with him talking about food and blow jobs......

gotmychocolateimgood · 19/06/2019 13:31

If anyone can bear to watch PhD and reveal the secret formula of wealth she is promising, please fill me in. I gave up after a valiant effort of 11 mins. Waffly guff.
CLAP

FranceTeam · 19/06/2019 13:55

In terms of PHD, what mlm does she do?

MLMsuperfan · 19/06/2019 13:59

Surely you mean 'which company is she partnered with?'.

CodenameVillanelle · 19/06/2019 14:13

Arqutec Shock

Twentytwentyhindsight · 19/06/2019 14:48

Ph.D was one of the poster girls for the new 'more dynamic, young and social media-savvy' FLP a few years ago. After some chequeless years, she has slunk off to Australia to shill dōTERRA essential oils. As a sideline, for a mere £1.5k, she will share the insights that made her the success she is, such as "2020 is in 6 months".

BSintolerant · 19/06/2019 15:52

Sforsh49 ... food and blowjobs? Does someone need to tell Broke that it’s rude to talk when you’ve got your mouth full? Grin

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SCM79 · 19/06/2019 16:01

Rapport!!!! Brilliant.

suedoname · 19/06/2019 16:07

Dear Broke,

I'd love to know levels of rapport you would need with the bank to cash in 10 points for sending messages to people.

#schmuckcess

fromdownwest · 19/06/2019 17:51

For the love of god do not watch PHD - latest live. Not good for the blood pressure.

In summary we can all be millionaires all we need to do is think of a number use a compound interest calculator then invest each month.

Her example for 1.4m to enjoy life when you retire all you need to do is invest 50k now then commit to 2k a month for 20 years at a guaranteed growth rate of 8% and bingo bango financial freedom.

It then progresses to her thinking that a millionaire was a very rich person that was until her dad told her that’s what she would inherit, so it pretty much the norm.

Lots of lip smacking, hair flicking, errrms and stopping mid sentence to say hi.

No mention of pensions and tax relief at your highest marginal rate.

Oh and she starts by saying that nearly all women are terrible with money and have no idea about retirement - big female empowerment there.

It’s self love and your entitlement to have this money. No mention as to how one would invest more than the average monthly wage into an investment each month other than a ‘side hustle’. Oh and don’t budget or cut back in expenditure, as she ‘ain’t about that’. She doesn’t worry about debt as daddy paid off her student loans and she can pay it back when she wants.

Sweet lord, she really can’t see what an entitled little brat she is. She’s flingin money numbers about that most people would never see, have crippling debts from university and credit cards to just survive. Not everyone can swan around the world at the expense of others.

I need to stop watching her lives as one day I am going to reply!

CodenameVillanelle · 19/06/2019 18:29

Broke's live Grin
4 figure incomes!
Without further adieu!
Algorithm shmalgorithm!
Get the report!
Brilliant stuff. Actually, I watched 10 minutes of it and he was less sleazy and more genuine than he usually appears. I can see how he sucks people in. Grim.

Jigsawpuzzle · 19/06/2019 18:51

Only managed a few minutes of PHD. So she’s giving financial advise and not qualified to do so. I am awaiting the authorities to walk in on a live and arrest her.
She is not the only bot that relies on family money , whilst scamming others.

Whiterangey · 19/06/2019 22:19

I went to an Oxfam shop today. Only bought some little bits of jewellery and a mug. Only had a small handbag and don't want jewellery getting broken by being shoved into a handbag. So I asked for a bag.

Got a forever bag. Was more than a little embarrassed carrying it. Guessing it was full of forever products which someone donated when they stopped being an FBO.

They didn't have any forever products in there as I always have a look at the lotions and potions as one of my children had a thing for scented hand creams.

Whiterangey · 19/06/2019 22:54

PHD is a total dickhead, as are all the other bots who claim to be able to help victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual abuse.

Flogging some shite does not give you the necessary education and skills to be able to help anyone.

It's slightly more complicated than telling someone they are worth more than that.

Women who were sexually abused as a child are much more likely to be the victim of domestic abuse. You can have all the insight in the world that what you put up with in the relationship was unacceptable but some women will end up in another violent relationship.

A non-professional does not have the skills to unravel that shit and anyone with any sense wouldn't try.

"You deserve better than being in a violent relationship" is not going to do a thing. You can't just snap a woman out of putting up with abuse from a man, it doesn't work like that. It's victim blaming to say that just working on the person's mindset or whatever bollocks scum like PHD says is going to actually work.

I have concerns regarding homeschool.

gotmychocolateimgood · 20/06/2019 02:30

Whiterangey I'm imagining people crossing the road to avoid you with your baff Forever bag!

gotmychocolateimgood · 20/06/2019 02:30

Baff? Naff.

Whiterangey · 20/06/2019 08:22

I had my teenage daughter with me who knows all about MLM's. The gentleman serving us commented on the nice bird on the bag and was pleased he'd picked such a nice bag for us so we both agreed with him.

We did both try and make the other one hold the bag once we were well clear of the shop. I lost.

Do a lot of mlm products end up in charity shops? We have about 10 in my town and I've never seen anything.

I'm not going to lie, if I saw some younique products I might be tempted to buy just to see if they are as bad as people say.

gotmychocolateimgood · 20/06/2019 08:27

I've never seen mlm products in charity shops but there are 1000s on ebay.

ImpracticalCape · 20/06/2019 08:55

It's fine everyone. Now 2 people interested in Nurse's live tonight. One is already a 'Global Forever Business Owner and trainer and Mentor' so not sure that's her target market...

I kind of want to say to everyone here not to watch as that's going to make her think there's some hope. Some of her lives have had over 100 views and I'm pretty sure that makes her think there's a bunch of her friends waiting in the wings waiting to take her up on the business opportunity.. Surely if she got 0 views she'll start seeing the light..?

JasperRising · 20/06/2019 09:23

PHD is a total dickhead, as are all the other bots who claim to be able to help victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual abuse.

Personally, I find her the worst though. She had a doctorate in Psychology fgs. Ok, so her specialism was far removed so maybe she doesn't know how complex it can be to help victims of domestic abuse. But she suree as hell will have had to do a lot on ethics and will have had to put her own work through an ethics review board. And she will have had to do more general study on her way to her PhD. So she should know damn well the dangers of meddling when it is not her area of specialism.

MLMsuperfan · 20/06/2019 11:40

PhD's advice on managing your finances (even though she's not a financial adviser). Follow her ~simple wealth formula~ and you will be rich.

  1. Realise that anyone can be a millionaire (she worked this out when her dad told her he was a millionaire and she would inherit some of it).
  2. Drop your toxic money story. You deserve self love.
  3. Do some income ceiling meditation.
  4. Make more money than you spend. (Strategise to do this. Her personal recommendation is a side hustle to earn an additional income each month. An extra income can add to your monthly income.)
  5. Pay off all your debts. But don't worry about low interest loans; for example she has borrowed £6k from her dad who doesn't charge her interest, so she doesn't worry about it.
  6. Realise you have so many options to invest; for example stock market, property or valuables. It is better to have more capital, so get more capital.
  7. Put the money you need to live on for six months in an account and don't touch it.
fromdownwest · 20/06/2019 11:47

You forgot to mention

  1. Find an account that pays 8% interest per annum for 20 years.

Her comments on how women can't invest because it is for white old men are so insulting to women. Never has it been easier to invest in the stock markets, and I am sure many many women currently do so, albeit without the advice of this entitled little fool.

9dartfinish2nd · 20/06/2019 12:04

@gotmychocolateimgood

Those are "Chinese Fakes" apparently and not at all anything to do with huns who have bailed from the industry and trying to cut their losses by selling stock they got stuck with or bought themselves whilst being a product of the product. Hmm

JasperRising · 20/06/2019 12:33

So that financial advice is basically only of use for someone who is already in a financially privileged position (not your average bot desperately hoping to get into a financial position). It shows complete lack of understanding of the financial starting point for most people. And anyone who is in that financial starting position likely has the sense to go to an accredited financial advisor for advice not a random person in Facebook.