Bravo, Jim! A great treatise on MLM. I've used similar logic on recruiters who've hit me up in the past, and they either get mad because I've popped their "dream" or smile slyly and call me again from their next "great opportunity" or "hot air sandwich" as you say!

And I agree that those who are successful will stop at nothing to recruit - I even got hit with a mini-bubble diagram while in the Persian Gulf on a Navy destroyer under battle alert conditions. Amazing!

Another reason why most people lose money in MLM is that most people don't like to sell - either to family or strangers. It's been my experience that the average person has a fear of cold calling second only to public speaking and third to the Grim Reaper himself! So, even if the opportunity is legitimate and product oriented, the failure rate is still high.

Thanks for the insight - maybe it will allow someone to not learn from the school of hard knocks.

Regards, Bob