I have been approached by a couple about an MLM "opportunity". He does it full-time, and I think she helps him out as a sideline to her own job. They sent me a recruiting tape about how wonderful it is to run your own business, set your own hours, be your own boss, etc. I laughed through the whole thing. I know firsthand about the benefits of working for yourself, and selling someone else's $h!t is
not how I plan to make my millions!
I know a couple of people who participate in MLMs as a sideline to something else. One guy did it for some extra cash while in school; another woman is a SAHM who spends a few hours a week selling stuff. I think if you keep it on that level, where it's a sideline, not your whole life, you're not quitting your day job or other responsibilities, etc. - it can be a good thing. But, of course, that's not what the guys at the top want you to do. They want you to go to all the meetings and seminars and spend lots of money in the hopes of becoming a big dog. And most participants don't realize that if they didn't get in at the beginning, they will never be a big dog.