Hi Gary,
Thank you for a balanced post on network marketing. I do agree that it is for many one of the few options available to create a life and a way out of corporate bondage as long as people recognise that it isn't a free ride.
Until folk put int he hard yards, learn new skills, and change from being the corporate slave in personal outlook, their business is unlikely to grow to a sustainable level.
My concern is for the businesses that don't embrace a digital paradigm. The future will involve a much larger digital space than we currently have and the potential for digital products that add value to people is likely to grow exponentially.
I am fortunate to be involved with a company that creates digital products like bitcoin & alt coin mining contracts, an eSports platform and education products. The products allow people who buy and use them make money and offers a network marketing business model to those who wish to participate in it as a business as well.
When I was looking for opportunities to create additional income, I thought this business was revolutionary - having been involved for a couple years now, I see it is so far further ahead in terms of leveraging digital trends than I realised.
I believe network marketing in the digital realm is the future, including cryptocurrencies as payment systems, contracting systems, stores of value. The sooner more people recognise this, the sooner we can protect ourselves from future downsizing of businesses, collapses of corporates, banks, governments and currencies.