Opportunity Cost
What makes the siren song of money-making schemes, cults, spiritual gurus, scams, and conspiracies of all kinds so irresistible? What is it about the desires of the human heart that make us vulnerable to such subterfuge?
Opportunity Cost, hosted by Jill, cobbles an auditory scrapbook of old videos, soundscapes, interviews, and commentary together in an attempt to uncover the history, nuances, and manipulation behind these cultural phenomenon.
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Opportunity Cost
Living Water
Seekers looking for community outside of traditional religion might find themselves in the New Age movement. These groups are not free from the grip of MLMs and the wild health claims made about their products. Enagic distributors claim to have the secret to long-lasting health in their Kangen water ionizers. I also speak with Anna about her time in Enagic, and the MLM distributor to QAnon pipeline.
Sources:
Enagic
Enagic Income Disclosure
When Multi-Level Marketing Met Gen Z by the Atlantic
Is Alkaline Water a Miracle Cure? Or BS? The Science is In by the Guardian
FTC Cease & Desist to Enagic
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