• The only MLM product that I’ve seen actually be good for what it is and could easily be sold retail are CutCo knives. Shit, they could still keep the sharpening service (they are rather unique blades and need special sharpening equipment) and they would be still worth it.

    Nothing has made slicing tomato paper thin without tearing it up easier than one of those knives.

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    Very well known company here in Greece The pyramid scheme where they knock doors and say “hi we are from Herbalife” to sell you their products.

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    The scam? The pyramid scheme MLM-ass gobbledegook that preys on people? That shit should be herbunalived. What’d the gays do to get lumped in with that shit? :<

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      It’s a silly play on words (Acronyms? Initialisms? IDK).

      MLM has 2 common meanings and given the initial context we’re led to assume they’re going for Men-Loving-Men flag, but alas they got an Multi-Level Marketing flag.

      That’s basically the joke.

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        MLM has 2 common meanings

        I’m writing a thesis right now about Maoist insurgent movements. So MLM also means Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. Every time I encounter MLM in the wild, my head spins a bit, trying to suss out which one it is

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      killed. you can say killed on the internet. influencers say “unalive” so they can keep sponsors.

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        As shit as the attempted pun was, no I couldn’t have. It would’ve unalived the joke, if you will.