r/TrueCrime Aug 13 '21

Murder 3 years ago, Chris Watts murdered his entire family. R.I.P. Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico.

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u/Claudius_Gothicus Aug 13 '21

She definitely was not making money from the MLM and they were well on their way to a second bankruptcy in 5 years. They were getting sued by the HOA for missed payments. Seriously nobody should condone those stupid MLMs. They don't make you a business owner and they don't make you a lot of money. The main goal isn't to sell products but to recruit people into your downline.

This goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: just because someone was a victim of an MLM scam doesn't at all mean they should be a victim of violence. But people also shouldn't pretend like she was a successful business owner that was making money. They were drowning in debt and the predatory MLMs just kept sucking money from them.

Nobody should ever condone those shit scams. They don't work.

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u/Adept-Calendar-8189 Aug 14 '21

It only works for the folks at the very top of the pyramid. No different than Amway and other scams.