The last time we posted Life Changing Event Or More Amway Bullshit one of our readers had this to say about how Amway cult sects need to hold functions every 3 months:
The WWDB (now called World-Wide
Group) thought up these absurd "functions" as a way not only to get
cash from IBOs, but also to "fire them up" with enthusiasm for Amway.
It's depressing and disheartening for an IBO to shell out money every month for
all the crap your Amway subsystem demands that you buy. In addition, the IBO
finds out pretty quickly that there really isn't a market for Amway goods with
the general public. And it's all made worse by the fact that most IBOs can't
recruit anyone to be in their down-line. This is especially true in North
America, where Amway's reputation is so deep in the toilet that people run away
when they hear the name.
So what can up-line do? The best thing is the "function," which
brings together IBOs for a combination of cheering, shouting, laughing, and
fantasizing. Despite being a total waste of time in any business sense, the
"function" temporarily energizes the IBOs, and sends them home with
their illusions reinforced.
It doesn't last very long, however, which is why WWDB needs to have a
"function" every three months. You have to get those IBOs back four
times a year to keep them recharged with enthusiasm for a business that is in
fact failing for most of them.
When a genuine business is really making money, the persons who own the
business don't have to be "energized" or "psyched up" or
whipped into a frenzy like fans at a football game. Real business owners just
sit back quietly and rake in their profits.
But in a phony business like Amway where 99% of the IBOs never make a dime, all
that keeps the fraud going is fakery and bullshit and hype. This is why the
"functions" are absolutely necessary, even if the big pins weren't
getting rich off them.