<prompt> Human: Ok, so I thought Id get the opinion of the folks here. A friend of mine has started doing the Amway thing, including weekly meetings and product binging. Theyre insistent that theyll use this new income to eventually be financially free. To me, it appears to be a scam of sorts, where basically youre continuously having to find people and motivate people to attend meetings and buy Amway products. Ive expressed my opinions to my friend and they get defensive and take it personally. So basically, am I in the right here? Is this cult a bad idea? If so, how should I go about helping my friend understand this in order to save them their time and money? I mean, theyre actually going to another state to attend one of these meetings, which I imagine is mandatory or something, but that level of dedication scares me that this is some jacked up scam that Im watching happen. Any insight from people that have dealt with similar things?  <response>: I suggest asking them to watch John Olivers take on Multi Level Marketing 