In other words, once you've gone bust failing to sell Amway, they'll get you to go further into debt to learn how to correct the (nonexistent) issues with your sales strategy so that you can join the (imaginary) legion of people who sell Amway by the bushel.
Con artists have a name for this kind of swindle: it's called a "big con," which is when *everyone* a mark comes into contact with is in on the scam.
4/
Cory Doctorow
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2026-06-19 20:57:21 UTC
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