tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post8045072104107882845..comments2023-09-17T06:36:01.581-07:00Comments on I am such a Derp: The "Opportunity"DWeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-47127297963304979012013-08-08T09:45:48.734-07:002013-08-08T09:45:48.734-07:00A big salute to you. You've done a good resear...A big salute to you. You've done a good research on that company before they drag you in.Colors and Grayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173408785617458733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-37594507982433915532013-08-04T14:03:47.179-07:002013-08-04T14:03:47.179-07:00At least you learned something out of it and didn&...At least you learned something out of it and didn't end up homeless because of itVillynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12209174937776404892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-31611085171849471132013-08-02T21:42:47.008-07:002013-08-02T21:42:47.008-07:00Ugh, my mom is a sucker for those types of things....Ugh, my mom is a sucker for those types of things. No thank you.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086629858880531320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-47559347702256242102013-08-02T18:30:58.356-07:002013-08-02T18:30:58.356-07:00MLM is a big NO NO to me! They are just starting t...MLM is a big NO NO to me! They are just starting the conversation and I would automatically give them a non-negotiable "NO!".<br /><br />Good thing you were able to get out of it. Baluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287283363516305668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-71450428752334766472013-08-02T05:35:19.484-07:002013-08-02T05:35:19.484-07:00'Financial independence', people fall for ...'Financial independence', people fall for MLM and pyramid schemes thinking that they will attain financial independence easily. We cannot ignore the fact there are quite a few who have made a lot of money through these schemes. Others and that forms the majority simply lost the initial capital or got back only a little like you. <br /><br />Being a psychologist you noted the games these people play. Interesting ! Good that you stressed this point. This is how they attract people. It is always important to differentiate between reality and negativity. If the reality is gloomy there is no point in bombarding people with inspirational quotes etc. to keep them in a soap bubble of positivity. Accept it and work upon to improve it or try something else, it is much better than ignoring reality. You simply waste time !<br /><br />With great effort I resisted the urge to join such schemes. Lost some 'friendships' too for not joining their team of distributors. No regrets at all. I didn't lose any money ! Rajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-83429695497981734542013-08-02T00:38:46.367-07:002013-08-02T00:38:46.367-07:00You know what popped up on my screen for this arti...You know what popped up on my screen for this article was an ad for a multi level marketing scheme, and Stewie from Family Guy was on the ad. Now, I am 1000% sure they didn't have permission to do that. Scammin' flim flammers!Jimmy Fungushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953474867719568319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-53080064063927966502013-08-01T21:27:45.009-07:002013-08-01T21:27:45.009-07:00Oh. That happens. Someone once tried to sucker me ...Oh. That happens. Someone once tried to sucker me into it. I sat through it, then started telling them everything they were going to tell me before they did. The lead guy, the lead 'coach' if you will, was so surprised he was positive he wanted me under him.<br /><br />NOPED4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07917448737143816827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-87908242959452359132013-08-01T21:10:02.129-07:002013-08-01T21:10:02.129-07:00MLM = Pyramid scheme. "Opportunity" = gi...MLM = Pyramid scheme. "Opportunity" = give us cash. That's shorthand.<br /><br />A few years ago, a colleague who had a marketing company was contacted by a potential client about doing their marketing and website. And when they met, they offered to pay her in - I kid you not - used sex toys, instead of cash. <br /><br />Needless to say that deal didn't work out.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-46329127043509850492013-08-01T18:07:35.545-07:002013-08-01T18:07:35.545-07:00Thank goodness you had the brains to see a scam. I...Thank goodness you had the brains to see a scam. I have a feeling they've suckered in quite a few...who weren't so lucky or smart.Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258699925063180509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-82966508899014247402013-08-01T13:42:17.509-07:002013-08-01T13:42:17.509-07:00Ugh. Congratulations, you have dipped a toe into ...Ugh. Congratulations, you have dipped a toe into the pool of the desperate. Those motherf--kers prey on the desperate, feed them lines about wealth, then bleed them dry. Shit like this pisses me off so much, because I have lost count of the amount of these type of companies have tried to sucker me in.Generally Disgruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114398246148855593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-84281652532156702932013-08-01T13:41:44.183-07:002013-08-01T13:41:44.183-07:00I'm really glad to hear that you ended up gett...I'm really glad to hear that you ended up getting out of this one man because it sounds dodgy, I started hearing alarm bells too that suggested a pyramid scheme to me which was scary, glad it turned out to be something you got away from easy enough.Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-11315792306632261242013-08-01T12:21:28.880-07:002013-08-01T12:21:28.880-07:00good that you realized it earltygood that you realized it earltySMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421656022621802223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-47302244157908950052013-08-01T11:31:05.855-07:002013-08-01T11:31:05.855-07:00I had no idea! Very proud of you for being so in ...I had no idea! Very proud of you for being so in tune to BS!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649750287312429913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-54629671686040865102013-08-01T10:55:25.187-07:002013-08-01T10:55:25.187-07:00I've heard of companies doing that. It's ...I've heard of companies doing that. It's so scary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-29792185237959637202013-08-01T08:47:02.072-07:002013-08-01T08:47:02.072-07:00My rule of thumb is if it "sounds to good to ...My rule of thumb is if it "sounds to good to be true..." Glad you got out of it. If only people like that weren't out to swindle the rest of us. msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-54716509350601567642013-08-01T08:24:36.326-07:002013-08-01T08:24:36.326-07:00Yeah those things have a possibility of working, b...Yeah those things have a possibility of working, but really the only ones who get rich are the ones who created it.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-64054385385907930022013-08-01T08:00:42.050-07:002013-08-01T08:00:42.050-07:00Can I just say...YIPES!Can I just say...YIPES!Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-67082841878969507312013-08-01T06:46:59.061-07:002013-08-01T06:46:59.061-07:00Pyramid scheme, multi-level marketing, triangle sh...Pyramid scheme, multi-level marketing, triangle shaped business model... they can call it whatever the hell they want, it's still a scam. One of our acquaintances actually joined one of those and put on a demonstration for us... it was pathetic (like, she was just begging us at the end), it lacked any form of proper business model (I tore her apart in front of her 'boss'... he wasn't happy about that), and it was truly like you said, a cult. Glad you dodged it!A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-90676978373153132242013-08-01T06:40:05.407-07:002013-08-01T06:40:05.407-07:00This could probably get you in a lot of trouble.. ...This could probably get you in a lot of trouble.. Good that you decided to quit early!The girl of the sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801739377520633798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-39587602473118618652013-08-01T06:29:35.874-07:002013-08-01T06:29:35.874-07:00You're right it definitely could have been a l...You're right it definitely could have been a lot worse Damien. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-69469681688971961152013-08-01T06:28:39.333-07:002013-08-01T06:28:39.333-07:00My fiancee got into something sorta like that (but...My fiancee got into something sorta like that (but the company she found wasn't part of the internet) I stopped her before she did anything. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-88740584708171704072013-08-01T06:07:08.388-07:002013-08-01T06:07:08.388-07:00I have friends who fall for every "get rich q...I have friends who fall for every "get rich quick" scheme going, too. But you know what? There's no magic shortcut. To make a comfortable income, get an education or training in a specific field and then work hard at a career for a decade or two. That's how it's done. Well, done legally.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-15906842911204257062013-08-01T04:46:17.184-07:002013-08-01T04:46:17.184-07:00Ugh, I'm glad you got out early!!Ugh, I'm glad you got out early!!Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-59271075228877986862013-08-01T04:11:22.424-07:002013-08-01T04:11:22.424-07:00I fell for one of those years ago when I'd jus...I fell for one of those years ago when I'd just finished Uni. I went to one meeting, but it became obvious very quickly what they were doing and I never went back for a second.Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346407507063525769.post-13809867115376220812013-08-01T02:36:06.435-07:002013-08-01T02:36:06.435-07:00Heh. A friend of mine ran into this recently as we...Heh. A friend of mine ran into this recently as well. He's a hobbyist marketeer, so he just went to their little presentation, took note of the flaws and everything, and bombarded them with it. This kind of stuff is always sketchy, and I'm always inclined to belief these people are paid to scam others, instead of recruiting them for their own benefit.Fanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622179450555488552noreply@blogger.com