The MLM has been blackened because many OVER DO it. When they over do it, people generally will start to hate it. Look at Lampe Berger. The people there are like fucking freaks. They are like in a cult and I do suspect that it IS some form of a cult. The people who are in that business are somehow, brainwashed. They behave somewhat inhumanely, cheating, psycho-ing, forcing, pestering, etc. their friends and family members to join and such. The amount of money involved is not little. I heard it's by the thousands, all just so that they can hit their target and take home that bit of money which totally isn't worth it because friends and family members will be instilled with hatred, if they did not join the business. Those who have joined, they also will be brainwashed.
And these MLM people, majority of them, DO NOT TELL the truth. When ask how much have they received so far, they can't show solid evidence that they have received good payments. Evidence here means cheques, pay slips, even down to the bank book. If this business DOES WORK and they ARE RECEIVING good enough income already, why be so afraid to show the evidence? It's by far one of THE MOST solid evidence to prove that the biz DOES work.
However, I would have to say that NOT all the business plans are fucked up. I've heard of one that seems feasible and workable but I've only had time to check out half the business only. No, I'm not going to tell y'all here what it is as I'm still doing some studies on it.
Also, I'm not against all those business plan. If it works, with logical reasons, sensible facts and a good plan to back it up, why not just give it a try, eh? What's the bad of a bit of side income and meeting new people. hehehe