That’s how I felt about the whole movie–it was much too veiled, there were too many easy jokes they skipped, the absurdism was often incongruous, and there were so many loaded moments they didn’t mention at all. Like, they really didn’t mention how important it is, in any MLM, to not only learn the names for those who are in the club, but to learn the specialized vocabulary for those who are not in the club.

That being said, the radio show was embarassingly negative, and I really feel I need to disclaim that in the interest of honesty and fairness.

I’ve worked at MLMs, been in them, and have known multiple people who have made lots of money in them (and lots of money per hour, I might add.) So I really do believe it’s a legit business model for those who are willing to treat it like a business. But that’s a wholly different subject than most of what you see in MLMs. Having worked at one, I was shocked to see how many people of sound financial judgment were willing to join as a risky yet calculated expenditure, including multiple celebrities who figured they could minimize said risk by fronting their name. And I’m sure it worked for them, or at least worked at a percentage matching their assumptions.