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		charlesdm on March 1, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Ackman Surrenders in His Five-Year War Agains... A lot of companies feed on people's insecurities, though. I don't think it's limited to Herbalife.

humanrebar on March 1, 2018 [–]

Car commercials feed on your insecurities but then sell you an actual vehicle you can get use out of. Pyramid schemes have the negative of a drastically overpriced product (all that investment is wasted) and the negatives of a crooked boss (you'll get that promotion in six months) rolled into one organization.

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