fallen, or may I address you as Ryan, as to why I am not a
networker is due to a couple of reasons that has nothing to do with
the general public's misconceptions of MLM. Oh ya, I know that just
as there is a job match so is there a need for a biz match in MLM
for prospects.
My previous post pin-pointed what can go wrong if the 'wrong'
(ill-suited) people are recruited as distributors. This is more for
those members who are reading this thread, those who are adamantly
against MLM. In a way, I hope my replies can also help present
MLMers to understand the pitfalls of random sponsoring.
Many people or most people are drawn to money-making opportunities.
This does not necessarily mean they are prospective con-artistes.
Like someone mentioned in either this thread or another thread in
this forum, con-artistes can be found in literally ALL types of
businesses and jobs. Fortunately, the numbers are few. Even more
fortunately, almost all of them are nabbed and duly charged in the
court of law.
In the MLM industry, it takes just a handful of bad apples to spoil
the whole basket. Just as there are many who will speak well of
their particular company there are a few who will speak ill of the
said company.
Negative feedback is most harmful becos it is insidious, just like
cancer it spreads. You see, even if a person is initially unbias
towards MLM, he will have doubts planted into his head when he
hears not very nice things about this and that company. He will be
ultra cautious. When he hears from another source that MLM is not a
feasible biz, he might develop skeptism about the industry. IF, by
any chance, he decided to see for himself if all the negative input
he received are true, his skeptism will over rule his initial
open-mindedness. So, basically, he will be looking for affirmation
as to why his friends said what they said.
[i](I used 'he' for easier reading. Apologies to the ladies
here)
I think our attitude towards salespeople attempting to pitch their
wares is a mindset. If some MLMers use the same kind of approach as
salespeople, it is no wonder people 'syum' them bah. 
