In this random episode, I discuss MLMs (multi-level marketing organizations) and DSAs (direct sales organizations). Although many people have talked about how these organizations are pyramid schemes, this particular episode focuses on other elements of how MLM organizations take advantage of people and why joining an MLM is a terrible idea.
A link to the John Oliver piece, which discusses different facets of MLMs (e.g. the pyramid scheme aspect), is located in the comments below.
— February 28, 2017
Here is a link to the John Oliver piece on MLMs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6MwGeOm8iI