Orrin, It's great to have you back and writing again! I know it hasn't been an extremely long time, but it sure felt like a long time. :) Great post. It's always refreshing to hear the logical, down-to-earth, common sense side of this topic. To answer the question you have posed to all of us, I believe that, in addition to what you have already mentioned, the media likes to play on the nostalgia factor with the Network Marketing industry. They make many references to characteristics of the industry that may have been half-true 20, 30, or even 40 years ago. For those who are younger and haven't had exposure to Network Marketing, or for those that haven't seen the newer companies/products, they believe that the industry is still the dinosaur that is portrayed by the media. This field has come a very long way in the short 50 years that it has existed, and the concept was not bad even in the beginning. I feel that the root of the problem is that the media and, in turn, the general public are unwilling to actually search for truthful information to understand the industry. They would rather write it off as a scam, or a fad, or a niche, and then go along their merry way. That is much less taxing mentally, and unfortunately it seems to be the rule rather than the exception that most Americans would rather take what they perceive to be the easy way out (Orrin, thank you for teaching us discipline, it is invaluable). There are two ironic points about that attitude, however. First is that the largest scam in the history of the world is sitting right under their collective noses and it hardly ever gets media attention (unless it's to further promote the scam). This scam, of course, is the Ponzi Scheme also known as Social Security. The second irony is that many people, possibly even most, who want to ignore Network Marketing and hope it goes away will one day have no choice but to buy at least some of their products through this industry. The concepts just make too much sense, and once other Networking companies start catching on to the sound principles that make this business work well many market segments will be led and/or completely occupied by Networking companies (my personal opinion). Thanks for leading from the field! As always we appreciate the time you invest in our lives and the energy you dedicate to your vision. Ryan McNair