The High Failure Rate of a Pyramid Scheme

I was 22 when I was first approached by a multi-level marketing (MLM) company that shall remain unnamed. The opportunity was presented as such: work part-time, on your own schedule. Convince three of your friends to join, and you won’t have to do much work. Be in control of your own time and determine your own future. Retire by the time you’re 30 (or 35, or 40, they all promise young retirements and lives of extreme…