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The most important factor in ensuring that brainwashing is effective is to expose the subject on a consistent basis. They will come to their senses if they are given a few moments to reflect on their actions. They'd thought of everything. Every Monday night for a few hours, a select meeting or reception hall was used as a venue for the meetings. Everyone would dress in their professional clothes and bring their 5.00 per person registration fee, as well as a notebook, laptop, or whatever else they would need to scribble down some amazing knowledge from their bosses on the spot.
The major events known as "functions" arose as a result of the gatherings. A stadium or conference centre hosted these events, which may be anywhere from a few states distant. Thousands of people turned out to watch. Each of these items was worth a few hundred dollars. Otherwise, you were a "failure" who didn't care enough about your dream to go to all of the events required of you. I recall someone who went against his better judgement and risked losing his day job due of intense peer pressure from his superiors. Their concern was not whether you lost your job, ruined your marriage, or otherwise failed in your life; they only required that you attend!! Was I an idiot for falling for this con? I even joined a group of people and slept outside in the cold on the concrete in sleeping bags the night before in order to get those front row seats, just to wonder whether I had made a mistake. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise since it was at that point that I re-entered my brain and recognised how stupid we'd been, prompting my wife and me to flee before the idiotic thing even got started. We squandered our money and petrol, but we were relieved to have achieved our freedom. These functions were nothing more than hours and hours of top-rated vendors telling you all about how wealthy they were, how many cars and houses they owned, and so on. It always struck me as amusing that none of these self-proclaimed millionaires ever appeared on the Forbes magazine's "rich list of the world's wealthiest people." During these, there was a lot of applause and chanting, and it felt like a cult gathering.
It's time to start brainwashing again. We had the meetings and functions, but we needed something to keep us entertained on a daily basis, so how about books and tapes? The quantity of both of these supplies was enormous, and you were expected to purchase them on a regular basis. Every week, I believe, a fresh set of tapes was released. They were essentially highlights from the functions, with extra "I'm rich" bragging thrown in for good measure. You were instructed to pay attention to these for as long as humanly possible. Whether at home, at work, in your car, before going to bed, or any other location. Although the books were presented as "self-help" and "motivational," they were actually creative techniques to screw people over without them realising it, and to make money off of them as a side effect of doing so.
When this was referred to as a cult, I used to become defensive. But, looking back, it appears to have been just that. The more you exposed yourself, the deeper you sank, and it became increasingly difficult to escape. When you stop and think about it, it's a little frightening.
Let us summarise everything that has been said. When you become a member, you become a business. Your buddies decide to join and become part of your "downline." You purchase things at a discount in order to save money, according to the company. Your friends purchase the things, and you profit from their purchases. You become poorer as you make more purchases, while your "upline" becomes "richer" as you make more purchases. Combine the books, tapes and functions with the meetings and you are on the verge of financial ruin—even if you both have excellent careers. If you are a young single person who works part-time somewhere, you can say goodbye to your apartment, job, food, and other amenities like that. Fortunately, we were at least astute enough to avoid going bankrupt, but our financial situation suffered a significant knock as a result. Their justification was the standard tirade, "you have to spend money to earn it," "work now, play later," and other such nonsense. We seen some marriages fall apart, friendships come to an end, and so on. In reality, once we left, we lost contact with the two people who had introduced us to the organisation. In addition, you were strongly advised to avoid associating with quitters since they will "attempt to steal your dream." The fact that we were handled in this manner by them was quite upsetting to us. Our friendship was rekindled years later, after they had finally given up the ghost. In any case, we never abandoned any of our non-believer friends, proving that at the very least we were wise enough to recognise the importance of a friendship.
Even though I'm confident that these ploys are still in use, I know that Amway/Quixtar is not, and that the majority of our previous team has been disbanded. Just be cautious and understand that there are no real get rich quick schemes that actually work. Your stress level and debt are the two things that have increased as a result of this.
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