Thread: Herbalife And MLM Apologists

There's some good stuff on Seeking Alpha. Like the author in his article (link at end) comparing Multi-Level-Marketing to the proliferation and expansion of strip clubs in Atlanta as the city prepared for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games

I found this exchange in the comments section following the article the other day quite amusing.

Garnaut 16 Feb, 09:18 PM

I am one of those people who is 20 years down the track with this beautiful company Herbalife. Helping people get more out of life and as a result, my business continues to grow. That remains my focus.

Because you are on a pension it seems that you previously had a job and have no clue on what it takes to be successful in business so you sit there as a 'keyboard warrior' seemingly great with your theory but not in practicalities.

Because of my continued focus, I wont need to draw a pension and be a liability to my government. That makes me feel good.

Describing yourself as 'Proud MLM-Described "Loser" and Card Carrying Fraud "Hater" must take a lot of energy. A sad way to live your life.

Gary L K 17 Feb, 12:11 AM

Garnaut,

Recently at the local fitness park in Thailand I noticed several very healthy, trim women in Hertbalife Spandex leggings, ( herbalife spandex leggings - Google Search ) and a stylish selection of Herbalife day glow shirts. I could see their health and strength as they were moving about 3x faster than me, without signs of strain.The shirts were especially well designed, to catch someones notice, promote Herbalife, in several colors, with different slogans ( http://bit.ly/1MsVUc3 ) and making very good time around the lake. There also was a mixed group of about 30 in Herbalife t-shirts doing warm up exercises. A positive, healthy activity.

A shame they will all lose money, but at least they get some exercise in the fresh air with group support.

Dave Ritchie 17 Feb, 06:21 AM

@ Garnaut:

Thank you for your very enlightening and useful response. It reminded me to adjust my SA profile a bit.

I find that if I deconstruct an argument, I can better understand and respond to it. Stripped to its philosophical essence, I gather the following from your comment:
- You've been a proud Herbalife distributor for twenty years.
- Your Herbalife career is focused on helping people get more out of life.
- Your Herbalife business continues to grow as a result.
- Having a J-O-B based career eventually results in exploitive dependence on the government dole, ignorance of what it takes to be successful in business and hence, disqualification as a commenter on business matters.
- Your focus on your business enables you to avoid exploitive dependence on the government dole.
- Conclusion: A career as an Herbalife distributor is practically and morally superior to a J-O-B based career.

Is this a reasonably accurate approximation so far of your argument's essence? (No worries. The personal insults embedded in your post did register with me; and I'm appropriately "crushed". You really showed me, hunh:-)

To be fair, I'll wait as long as until this evening for your response--yes or no (with corrections of course)--before I proceed with my argument.

And so on and so forth.....

Anatomy Of A Short (Or Long) Part 8 - A Live Case Study Using Herbalife - Secular Industry Shifts

I haven't see Lenny on seeking alpha although there's been some pretty entertaining stuff on there recently.