I follow someone on yt, a very intelligent scientific type of person, talking about a subject I am interested in.
This morning I clicked onto a live stream (after it had happened though, not live) and started to listen to his chat with a guest about some green algae supplement and its remarkable benefits. My MLM antennae began waving about furiously as phrases began popping up and I thought "oh God no, surely not..."
A quick google of the name (which I'd never heard of) and yes, there it was
"global payout system"
"unlimited earnings potential"
"on your own terms"
"once in a lifetime"
"generous rewards"
"life-changing opportunity"
FuckFuckFuckityFuck
. I've listened to most of the chat and this phrase is burned on my brain "work from home in your pyjamas". This is so ad odds with anything my youtuber would ever say that it still echoes in my brain. I am astounded!
I've left a comment cautioning involvement with the MLM business model but, I reckon I am too late because this youtuber has a lot of followers and the guest (who is one of the founders of the company) has managed to catch himself a very big influential fish, indeed, and is not going to let go.
My youtuber has even said that he can now "live off the income" from the product now.
What a bloody pity
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I am not sure if my comment will stay up or disappear. Will monitor.