←back to thread

Mormonism and Multilevel Marketing Companies

(www.cambridge.org)
139 points cdepman | 2 comments | 18 Jul 20 15:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
Show context
jawns ◴[18 Jul 20 16:26 UTC] No.23882484[source]▶
You are going to find this effect in any strong community where social capital is present and influential. There's nothing specific to Utah's LDS community that leads to MLM peddling/participation. It's just that this community is one type of community where social capital plays a large role.

By the way, tech communities are not immune to it. It might not be MLM, but think about how frequently you encounter tech products and services that seem to be flying on nothing but hype and charisma.

replies(4): >>23882568 #>>23882605 #>>23882941 #>>23883258 #
1. humaniania ◴[18 Jul 20 17:55 UTC] No.23883258[source]▶
It has nothing to do with a population that's trained not to question what they're told and to have blind obedience to authority figures?
replies(1): >>23885436 #
2. SuitableMirror ◴[18 Jul 20 22:37 UTC] No.23885436[source]▶
As a former Mormon, I can vouch for this.

Mormons are taught: "when the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done".