One of the refrains in network marketing is "how to deal with haterz".
Usually one laments over "why do you hate my dreams". Here is one example of this ranting moan:
These companies are gold mines. Yeah, I said it. Have I personally made thousands from one? Nope. Could I? Dang right I could. If I truly set my mind to it and wanted to be dedicated to it, I could be filthy rich before the age of 35 from one of these Multi Level Marketing (MLM) companies.
Translation: "I could be filthy rich because they say so. Why do you hate me for wanting that?"
In other words, she can't see the difference between hating MLM vs. hating her dreams. To her, they are one and the same.
The article was at least polite in that it calls for "don't be so mean to people who have a dream!" There's nothing wrong with asking that, but I am NOT going to be polite to people who (samples from /r/antiMLM):
- randomly promote nutritional supplements to a PREGNANT woman
- post before/after photos of fixing a sports bra placement and claimed weight loss success
- using a product for 2 months, but showed 4 years of photos as "hair journey"
- spam Facebook Marketplace with recruitment ads
- pretending to be a medical school news outlet for recruitment
And let's face it... How much of MLM marketing would be left if you filter out all the cringe stuff?
I'd wager... not too much left.
If you are a MLMer who doesn't do that, great! Good for you! But you are a MINORITY... an unicorn, even!
So blame your UNSCRUPULOUS competitors for CREATING this "haterz" environment, ever since the 1950's, long before MLM came along!
Frankly, if you have to label who criticize your "industry" as "haterz"... You've already lost the argument.
Because the 'best' defense, coming out of your mouth (or fingers) is an ad hominem, not a logical argument. If you cannot defend your position with fact or logic, you've lost.
Tsk, tsk.