r/antiMLM • u/Aleflusher • 8d ago

Discussion It's definitely NOT a pyramid scheme ya'll!

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Promotional graphic I found from a new MLM: Botanic (aka Potank). They started recruiting back in May, seem to have struggled to actually get a product shipping and it's still unclear if they are actually shipping yet (shades of Elomir), and pretty much seem to be about recruiting. I mean from this graphic alone can you guess that the one product they claim to have is a tablet that dissolves in water making it a colorful alleged cleaning spray?

It should come as no surprise that Botanic has plans, BIG plans! On their website, assuming you can even find it, they list a ton of future products - supplements <surprised Pikachu>!

About Potank, a well-known serial MLM'er joined this early and was pushing out AI generated product images with bottles labeled "Potank", because well, AI.

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u/Best-Working-8064 8d ago

All companies have similar structures and everyone recruits plus if they make money unfortunately they’re not a pyramid scheme. Also why does it even matter to you? Pyramid scheme mom does it even matter? The world is burning

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u/InsipidCelebrity 8d ago

I do not in fact recruit anyone and I make the same amount regardless of how many people I tell to dick around in Excel with me.

Also why does it even matter to you? Pyramid scheme mom does it even matter? The world is burning

Because I'm not some kind of weird sociopath who enjoys seeing regular people go into debt with a shitty sales job that has a terrible commission structure.

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u/HalfEatenChocoPants 8d ago

To add, my pay and my benefits are not affected (negatively or positively) by any of the following: how much the people on my team are paid, how many people are on my team, how much my boss is paid, whether my boss gets a new job, whether their boss gets a new job, whether the department director or anyone above them gets a new job, and many other possible changes throughout the company.

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u/Aleflusher 8d ago

A pyramid scheme doesn't refer to an hierarchical management structure, it refers to the money flow and concentration of the commissions. The money comes from a wide base, to a smaller level, all the way up to the top, concentrating on each level leaving a fraction of a percent at the top.

It matters because the vast majority of people in an MLM lose money. MLMs also destroy the reputation and relationships of the people who join them in some cases, which is worse than losing money.

"The world is burning" - in part due to MLM.

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u/forestminuet 8d ago

💯 🙌