i still visit reddit via redlib to read BestOfRedditorUpdates, and a story i read this morning stood out to me because of its casual mentioning that a “protagonist” of the story works at an MLM and accepts this as normal.

Meanwhile I have always heard that MLMs are dangerous, 100% of the time, and can get cult-like, can underpay you (or not really pay you at all). Reading the post and thinking about them just accepting MLMs unsettled me because it reminded me that there are a few where i live, that i’ve seen some in job applications, and i started to wonder if the place where i work currently could be a sort of MLM. After all, plenty of workplaces in this economic system exhibit qualities in-line with MLM structure.

But my ultimate question is just this: How prevalent are MLMs? Are they just an accepted part of local economies? Do city councils work with them/allow them to exist despite the inherent shadiness?