December 2021 Update: BAM will be discontinuing at the end of 2021. They will enter into a “hibernation period” for about 3 months and then around April they are looking to create a new platform that is totally compliant. But they can’t do that unless people continue to pay the $33.33 a month because Aaliyah can not afford to support the company out of pocket anymore since she put in $250,000 of her own money into the BAM platform and lost $130,000 from a retreat that had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. The reason they are shifting away from the BAM platform is because of compliance issues. Enagic contacted them and said that the BAM platform is not compliant. Distributors are not allowed to host a website that discusses Enagic or Kangen unless it is an “Enagic EWS website”. Their sales funnel links that are connected to videos they make about kangen are not compliant because they’re not allowed to share videos or marketing material at all in a way that makes money like with a sales funnel. Enagic found out about this a couple weeks ago and suspended all of Aaliyah's accounts and prohibited her from earning any income for 30 days. In order to get her accounts back, she has to shut BAM down and send proof that she did that to Enagic compliance. But also the BAM team had been discussing transitioning away from the breakaway movement brand for a couple months because the reputation is tarnished online. They are currently at 523 paying members which she said is a fraction of it used to be. Their new brand is going to be called “Net(Worthy)” which is for all network marketers affiliated with any company. This information is from a Vimeo video linked in an email sent out from BAM.
It feels like Christmas again to not only be recommended this video today, but to then scroll down and see this update posted only hours ago. Or maybe just Algorithmas. Thanks for digging through the mud for us, really well constructed and I appreciate the respectful attitude you approached the subject with (though 25:08 made me laugh). I wish there were a foolproof way to get through to people caught up in these groups, or really caught up in anything where they are convinced to move their ethics aside in the pursuit of "success".
taken me more than 3 days to finish this so this update was nice to see tonight hahaha you did mention it briefly but holy cow the fact these women are living in hawaii just adds another dirty grimey layer to their filthy tactics and fakeness. i hate it so much. they are literally part of the reason native hawaiians are pushed into poverty and pushed to seek life elsewhere and yet they'll say anyone not as wealthy as them just "has a negative mindset" absolutely not get the hell out of hawaii 😡😡😡😡 they do not belong there and im so sad for the natives who have to deal with these awful humans living among them...
These sales techniques are straight out of Chase Hughes The Ellipsis Manuel, which he wrote for the government in how to manipulate through hypnosis to get information FOR the government with POW'S from foreign governments!! He warns repeatedly against using it for evil. BS, they are already severely lacking in empathy, probably a personality disorder that is drawn to this type of business. This is so depressing!!! Thanks for sharing. Much Love
If you’re a young person watching this: you’d be better off putting that money into an established mutual fund with a good track record. The way to wealth is hard work, discipline, making wise choices, asking for advice, and having multiple streams of income. Good job Anna, your work is exceptional :)
Honestly can’t believe I just watched a two hour UA-cam video but you really drew me in. I learned so much and it’s clear you put so much time and effort into it. I love how you called out pseudoscience because it is so prevalent in social media today
College (like everything) is a gamble, but I got a degree in engineering, I have a 6 figure salary, benefits, health insurance. It turns out, when you spend millions in a building, you want someone who knows what they are doing.
I’m someone who is very much spiritual, and have overcome so much in my life because of it. I’ve become a happier version of myself, and have noticed that this materialist bullshit that these people are pushing is nothing compared to my happiness, and happiness of others. Watching these women use their “spirituality” as a marketing scheme is sickening.
They don’t have the actual money, they probably borrow it as a business investment that they couldn’t get to travel. Most girls that age don’t have that kind of money sitting around.
It drives me crazy that they demonize 9-5s. I LOVE my boring job. I make a good income working with nice people and it allows me to pursue passions and hobbies outside of work. I would hate working for myself. It’s almost like humans aren’t one size fits all or something...
I work in the pharma industry. I do work at home, but if I literally did what my overall industry does in my house I'd be arrested for making a lot of unclean drugs lol. Anyway, I love a regular job. I have tried other side businesses, but in no way would they ever replace my primary job - I wouldn't want them to! I just wanna cook good food & paint in my spare time. If I can also make back some money from that, I'd be even happier.
I agree. I really thought I wanted to work for myself (probably because I used to follow so many of these "influencers") I quit my job in 2018 and it's been so so hard trying to get my own business going. It's so much more work than people portray. I ended up getting a temp office job last November and I loved having a boring job and chatting with my coworkers then being able to leave the office and do whatever I wanted and not have to worry about where money is coming from. I think people really need to be shown the true behind the scenes of this "work for yourself dream".
Not to mention, having a 9 to 5 doesn’t automatically equate to your job being “boring”. I really love being an engineer, and what would the world be like without conventional careers like doctors, pharmacists, engineers, accountants, etc? Those of us in the 9 to 5 build and support the economy that makes the lifestyle of these influencers possible.
I work a boring 9-5 (more like 8 to 6 lol) and I love that boring job so much! It gives me structure, it pays every month, and I am not the one that has to worry about keeping people employed in a pandemic. I have self-employed family members and they are well on their way to 9-5 because it was just impossible to keep their business. The uncertainty of where my next paycheck is coming from would give me ulcers.
@@caroooolineeee meant via the devs giving it something like a mood boost when they drink it, playing off the whole ionized water scam as a whole, not the specific MLM.
Yeah, I'm always confused/frustrated by MLMs whose sales pitch is, "late stage capitalism sucks... so to escape it, join our direct selling company (instead of just getting rid of the late stage capitalism)."
@@sholem_bond These people would all have high positions within the Party if there was a communist revolution. This personality type is the absolutely most common when you read the history books about how communist countries worked internally.
@@kkirT Dumb followers are most likely to survive in a communist revolution. Anyone who shows themselves to be a leader for the cause will be the first up against the wall, since the first thing the Party does is look around and ask themselves who is a potential threat to their power. So that's why most people are dumb followers.... because that trait has evolutionary advantage.
Be careful. Girardia. The more wild your environment, the more wild animals are pooping uphill from you. I had a friend who took a year before even getting a diagnosis.
Yeah, most if these 'influencers' act like human immunity system is not exist. When they start trying to selling water filter, it's all make sense to me. As Indonesian, I crossed one of these influencer IG one time. She's posing doing Yoga, looking so peaceful facing rice fields, a local farmer working at the rice field there. The caption tho. I don't remember what the exact words but me and my friends cringe so hard. Basically she feels so blessed and privileged than the local farmer who working in the rice field. Like Sis, that guy minding his own business, working hard in his own rice field, providing food to his family and nation, while you running pyramid scheme and act like instagram model.
I lol'd when you mentioned that weird couple who talk about how they met buying celery at Whole Foods...of course they would be involved in something like this
Don't hate against their cosmic love. She had the celery, he had the rosé...it was a beautiful stoned filled few months 😅 if you haven't seen the full video....oh man lol
I have no interest in BAM or Kangen water and hadn't even heard of them before your video, but I'm still watching this video in its entirety due to the sheer amount of work put into this, and your ability to tell a captivating story. Wish there were more youtubers like you, keep up the amazing work!
Same here, never heard of BAM or Kangen Water, but really loved your investigative approach, you got me watching the entire video. This definitely is a whole thesis and then some. Bravo
I need this . I have been try to extract my partner now ex from this cult for five years. It detroyed my family. She has now booked tickets to there 50 year reunion. It’s insanity. It should be criminal.
Why are all these women roommates if they make so much money? Can't they afford their own space and privacy? (just commenting for your stats so more people get to see this video)
Maybe they don't make enough money but there is that weird trend of youtubers or tiktokers living together for clout, maybe living together gives them better IG profiles 🤔 .... but yeah... probably the money is not enough (sorry for my english, not my first language)
that's how cults work... which is exactly what this group sounds like. members can't be left on their own for too long, or they may run the risk of independent thought.
I just joined the Free Life Movement. I was ready to jump into Enagic but my husband wanted to do more research and came across your videos😳🤦♀️ THANK YOU!!!!
@@WobblesandBean these groups are very good at manipulation. It’s not this persons fault for getting convinced. I’ve fallen for herbalife before and luckily got out.
@@WobblesandBean That’s a tad harsh, don’t you think? I’ve never went into this scheme before, but people who have are often desperate or given unrealistic promises. This sort of manipulation, especially during a pandemic when many people are losing their jobs, uses the desperation people have to get them in. Plus, it *could* be her money entirely, not her husband’s, so she can do with it what she pleases.
@@WobblesandBean It's amazing how you feel so incredibly confident giving this stranger on the internet big life advice like that. Thank God they have you to tell them to listen to their husband. Who knows what would have happened otherwise!
I had a woman contact me over Instagram a while back and tried to get me into the Breakaway Movement. I looked into their stuff and it sure sounded appealing of course, but I wasn’t able to pay the 5.000 bugs. In a few weeks I’d be able to afford it and thought about it again, but then your video showed up and I watched it all and I’m very grateful for it. Thank you so much fo putting in the time and effort to research this, contact all these BAM members and make this amazing video. It’s very much appreciated and I feel empowered to NOT be a part of this. Thank you!
I was close to being scammed into beach body but when I saw that the person trying to recruit me had a link connecting to me and any purchase or “coach” thing I bought.. I knew then not to do it
Hi Manutz, I'm a UK based journalist and am writing an article about the Breakaway Movement and I saw you mentioned that you have left the movement. If you would be willing to share your story and your experience, please get in touch via my email at: gemma.a.l.mcsherry@gmail.com My work specialises in human rights and women's rights and so I will ensure your story is told in a non-exploitative and informative nature. Many thanks, Gemma
Funny you should say that. I am mainly listening rather than watching but due to what I see each time I look up, halfway through the video I just thought do these people ever wear proper clothes. I grew up in the tropics, people are not constantly in bikini and or topless.
Yea ,Really it releases endorphines and dopemines ,and opens the unseen third eye into your innersanctum and connects you immediately after that first drink to the Cosmos and another statosohere ! Blah Bkah Blah She' s dri king electric mushroom laden Electric Kool Aid !
followed this girl and her content switched to BAM and god they’re ANNOYING. every day she’s like “I made 10k today, how much did you make?!” and it was so demeaning. unfollowed after her and 2 girls came at me with they’re enagic facts, after I tried to explain to them the water machines are a scam themselves, after doing a lot of research. Can’t believe I wanted to be a part of it for a while.
I live in Maui and this is everywhere - it’s obnoxious. I’ve had to unfollow friends on Instagram because they spam their pages with kangen. It’s too much.
Hi there Madison, I'm a UK based journalist and am writing an article about this 'movement' and the cult-like antics/cost involved with joining.If you have been involved and have left, or know someone that has that would be willing to share their story, please get in touch via my email at: gemma dot a dot L dot mcsherry at g mail dot com. My work specialises in human rights and women's rights and so I will ensure your story is told in a non-exploitative and informative nature. Many thanks, Gemma
My science degrees ripped themselves in half, nursing license left me, and the science that made this phone screamed when she read that whole statement. My eyes were already rolled hard with the mention of “alkaline water.” 🤣
You are a natural investigative reporter. Thank you for putting all the effort and time you must have put into the making of this video. You may have saved someone from going into debt, and feeling like they failed at being a spiritually beautiful person, who effortlessly makes so much money they only have to work on being even more beautiful and spiritual. As a "formerly" young impressionable girl who was especially impressed with spiritually advanced, well off people, again, thank you for making this video.
I've internally wished that she would grow fascinated by the Bilderberg group and secret societies enough to consider making a video about the bigger picture behind the scenes stuff.
@@yulizagarcia9165 We've all made choices we wish we wouldn't have, (and if we haven't yet, probably will at least at one time or another in life.) I certainly have some costly regrets... but maybe that's just part of living. Learning and growing doesn't always feel good, but no doubt, our regrets are stepping stones for growth too. Live, learn, and move forward. Repeat, repeat, repeat
Also, it legitimately pisses me off that they’re all about “sustainability” but talk endlessly about their yachts? And also travel to places that they then seriously harm? I mean, the pollution in Bali has sky-rocketed since becoming this ideal travel destination. So, they’re going to destroy Hawaii under the guise of sustainability? While Hawaii can’t sustain them? Really?
P C We can’t deny that tourism, particularly mass tourism, has a negative impact on the destinations. worldcrunch.com/food-travel/how-mass-tourism-is-destroying-bali-and-its-culture
P C uh...third world countries do no have an organised, free, regular trash collection service for the community like we do in countries like Australia/America/Europe....where else are they supposed to throw it? Good job blaming the poor though 🙄👏🏼
P C oh really? Because according to an article on the topic, it’s their popular main beaches that are regularly cleaned up, and that “Bali desperately needs to improve its landfill sites, invest in more recycling facilities, carry out regular trash collections(!!) and expand its piped water supply.” A trash collection service exists for hotels and private homes, but the majority of the population are not that well off and I doubt that they have access to services like garbage trucks/trash collections etc. Also, I don’t understand why you feel the need to be so rude and patronising? From your original comment onwards, you have been really snarky. No need.
@P C pls the way you talk about my country is really disrespectful. you didn't have to put the tone like that. as a local myself i try really hard, you cannot blame us people that we dont do anything about the trash problem. you sir, know nothing about growing up and living here your whole life.
I always thought I would enjoy working from home or working a non-traditional job...until COVID happened and I was furloughed. I became a full-time nanny for four months and had a ton of flexibility with my schedule, but it honestly made me realize how much I thrive from a 9-5 day job. It sounds crazy, but some people need that extra push of "I have to wake up and go to work" in order to keep their momentum going. When I didn't have that push, it was so much harder for me to wake up and get anything done, even though I had more time to be productive and more time for hobbies. There's a reason that 9-5 jobs are standard. Obviously they aren't for everyone, but a lot of people enjoy their day jobs and I hate this mentality that 9-5 jobs are inherently evil.
So true, I couldn't get myself to get up in the morning and do my job if I wouldn't have to be at my job at a certain time. When I have time off, I sometimes lay on my couch all day long and watch shows on Netflix even though I had so many things planned. I am way more active and accomplish way more when I have my daily routine to keep me going.
I don't think I can be awork from home person either . I'm used to waking up going to work seeing people. It works good for some people but it's not for me same like 9-5 is not for everyone but it is for others
i'm the same way, and it was online university classes that made me realise it. structure isn't a bad thing all the time! some of us need help keeping that structure for ourselves and thats okay!
When they try to draw out “not mlm” diagram, its like from the office michael explaining about the pyramid scheme he got into, but saying its not pyramid scheme. And ur jim, having to literally draw out the triangle for michael.
@@AnnasAnalysis i looked today just because of this vid... and he's talking about some satellite crashing in Brazil is proof space isn't real, and he follows some flat earth accounts. I mean...i knew they were woo woo but I didn't know HOW woo woo
Erika Anderson yikes. Im really curious what amelias views are on this kind of stuff because there’s no chance I would be engaged to someone with all the insane beliefs he has unless I had some of those myself... yet from what I’ve seen she’s not out here portraying herself as a conspiracy theorist in the same way as him so I just wonder if she has similar beliefs but keeps them on the DL on social media because she knows it wouldn’t be good for the business or her reputation.
The founder went to my high school, I swear half the girls in that “popular” circle live in Hawaii now.. not sure why that has to be the goal!! I am sincerely enjoying the fulfillment of having studied hard and getting a 9-5 bettering people’s lives without taking 8k from them to do so..
@@ingenueblue8914 ah I see. Not in my country tho. Here, a govt 9-5 job is considered ideal because really good pay and no work stress. But some people look down upon it because it's not Hawaii i guess. I'm personally just not interested in that field but i think it gives a very comfortable work and life balance
@@malfaro3l Lyft & Uber can sometimes be negative income since the individual has to pay for their own car/insurance/gas and depending on rate or availability of passengers might not make back those expenses.
they're both terrible business models that make a couple top earners great profits and everyone at the bottom gets crumbs. to the point of shifting legislation in their favor. I went down a youtube rabbithole of cruel and oppressive stories about humans and here we are 😂
yeah, "High in Hydrogen Water"? so they have found a way to make H2O have more H?! And thats settig asside the fact that every H2 Molecule they claim to be in there "Water" would react immideately with atmospheric Oxigen.
Anna. This video is actually unbelievable. I'm floored at the time, detail, and hours (probably days) of research you poured into this project. Thank you so much for dedicating yourself to educating others about Breakaway Movement. Your video will probably prevent future members from signing up once they see what you've uncovered. Congrats on this amazing video! You're such a hard worker and I can't wait to see what you uncover next!
I've lived in Japan for over a decade. I've never met anyone who owns Kangan water machines. They are viewed in Japan as an MLM as well and people pushing them are given a wide berth. I got sucked into an MLM when I was in my early twenties years ago. Nothing has changed. Same BS. Well researched. Cheers.
A woman in her early 20s approached me in a bookstore about my outfit. I’m pretty chatty so she then started talking about her great mentors. She took me on a couple little coffee dates. We discussed the books go giver and Robert Kiyosaki’s MLM book. She was 10 years younger than me so it was so funny. I stuck around out of curiosity. But I knew something was off. But I was reading a lot of law of attraction at the time so I wanted to see what it was all about. When she finally revealed the whole thing, I said the amway products were not priced better than I get at Costco or target so i know I’d never sell a single item. So therefore why would I join. She kept trying to get me to admit I did not want to make money or I didn’t believe in myself and I said of course I do but the business model is flawed. Then I urged her to cut her losses and leave. Ans that the practices were cult like. Sooo sad :(
It kind of is. My aunt (a hospital nurse!!!!) joined amway and they also do the money mindset thing. It is driving me crazy.. I can't talk to her for one second before the conversation turns to money or amway because she's trying to convince me to join, or if I have any problem in life amway probably has a product to solve it.. she even has sticky notes on the fridge with mantras about money because that's how you manifest it into your life. And yet she's poor, just retired and stocking up on 150$ vitamins since she honestly believes that's some premium quality magical cure. 150$ is like a third of a minimum wage here where I live and no one will buy it but she refuses see the reality that she isn't really making any money despite being in the business for over 5 years. She's just as poor as she was before.. now that I think about it, I bet she was trying to sell that stuff to her patients too since she worked in a lung disease unit.. it's horrible how easy it is to brainwash desperate people.. my aunt's whole life revolves around amway now, and she thinks she's successful because amway invited her to some bs trip to their branch office 😑
@@phoenixmorphix don't worry, I stopped talking to them other than family special occassions and for some people I don't even pick up the phone anymore since half of my family believes in all sorts of weird shit including corona conspiracies. Oh, but I always get Amway from her for Christmas and my parents buy that shit too sometimes🤦♀️i can't imagine why someone would spend 20 euros on vitamin c or garlic tablets when you can just eat a damn apple.. my mom started to do the stupid manthras too. I myself fell into mlm trap only once when I was suffering from a back trauma and a massage therapist sold me vitamins that supposedly athletes use. I trusted her because I thought she was a medical professional. Imagine my shock when I went home I realized it was from another damn mlm NeoLife.. just shows how vulnerable you get and believe anything when in pain. But more scary is the fact that people who are supposed to be extremely smart and responsible for your health buy into that stuff 😱
Checking Back In With The Breakaway Movement video is out: ua-cam.com/video/uTAS51IP9aE/v-deo.html In it, I share some stuff I couldn't fit into my first video as well as updates like which BAM top dogs blocked me after I posted this video and Aaliyah learning and admitting that Enagic is an MLM. ____ OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE: Enagic has finally put out an income disclosure statement. According to this document, the median income for all US distributors in 2020 was $440 (median= half made more, half made less). Only 1/3 of distributors made more than $1,000 in the whole year. This is certainly better than some MLMs, but still clearly not amazing stats. 6A is considered a high rank in Enagic, it's like you've "made it" in the company once you reach it and it's promoted as being a rank where you make a lot of money. The median income for 6A distributors was $5,710 though. Insane. You can make more working part time for minimum wage. 2020 US Enagic Income Disclosure Statement: @t ____ Update: I was just rewatching this video and realize that at 11:46 I say that there was a study ‘done by the ‘FTC’... this is not true. The study was done independently by Jon M. Taylor but is available on the FTC website. Let me know if you’re aware of any other mistakes I made in the video because I of course do not want to put out misinformation :)
Not a mistake, but "Be the Change" is also one of the groups that belong on that complicated secretive group chart. They recently reached out to me and I realized that it's the same thing.
Liked, sub'd, and commenting to help push the algorithm. Had a friend get sucked into an MLM selling home safety supplies that turned out to be shoddy when her wife got laid off. It wound up costing her her marriage, job, and home, and put her into $25,000 worth debt.
this could be a University Master's dissertation, in an other setting you would be getting a whole ass degree, not 11k likes ! the quality of the research !! the way you expose your findings !! the references, the rigorous citation of all your sources !! *chef's kiss*
Anna, this is brilliant. As a counselor who hopes to eventually specializing in helping folks recover from groups like like this, this is absolutely outstanding work.
@Caleb Ryan Koko not true what you have written. Also, my machine was free. its false info what you have written. You are misinformed of what the machine actual does and what you end up drinking. my machine was paid for by my health insurance and i assure you its not a fad. A matter of fact by writing things that are no true you may be stopping someone from receiving the benefits I have.
I heard about it in Madison Harnish (Cruel World Happy Mind) channel, she did a video about it. It is way shorter than this so if you need a tl;dr thing, you can check it out.
Yes, she put in a lot of work to put together this exceptional body of work. I have no interest in these types of schemes. I actually own a small business and I think these types of business practices are predatory and despicable.
As someone from a poorer area in the country, (and a poor family) the money mindset really bothers me... I’ve seen so many people work so hard for nothing including myself..: like we wouldn’t even have a chance to do something like this (thankfully tbh)
Who else watched this in one sitting? Also, I'm totally gonna manifest this video having a million views. Thank me later. Great job, Anna! I really appreciate this type of documentary, it's so important to deconstruct all these weird modern ideologies that pop up on social media.
I just started watching it and I'm about to pop some popcorn, settle in and watch it on the big screen TV documentary style. It's what this video deserves!
For me MLMs and Network Marketing are a symptom of late-stage capitalism. This focus on making money with zero regard to social relationships or social norms is scary.
No Name Wow, that is a weird line of unsubstantiated claims. Which part of MLMs is not capitalistic? Which country in Europe is communist? The countries in Europe where people have a very decent life (e.g. Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many others...) are social democracies.
@No Name "We had a decent life here 30 years ago, but you probably weren't even born then" Unless you're a male, white, heterosexual conservative you could not come to the conclusion that 30 years ago life was better than today (btw I am a male, white hetero, too). We have a lot of problems, and new problems / challenges arose in the last 30 years e.g. because of new technology or the rise of autocratic leaders. But I can still appreciate - in the grand scheme of things - the improvements that society accomplished. I do not pretend to not be overwhelmed by the news and changes that we have to deal with. But I think it is the wrong strategy to romanticise the past and to react to fear with anger.
No Name there is no such thing as reverse discrimination. No one will ever discriminate you for being heterosexual. You seem to be critical but misguided in a couple of things, this one being the more obvious.
Dunno how the algorithm got me here - at a time when I could listen to this whole video, but it did? Never, ever, in my life - seen someone do as much work as you have here! While I have not fallen for this particular one, 20 years ago I did fall for a different one... Absolutely great job. You have probably saved hundreds of victims and will save many more - until this cult eventually falls apart permanently. Sadly, most people make decisions on easily triggered/manipulation of emotions - NOT extensive research. Once converted to the cult, their minds are closed to reality.
I just spent $10,000 (basically all I had earned over many years) on my portion of the downpayment for my partner’s and my first home. I can’t imagine spending that on a couple of machines for a obvious MLM...
Girl you are a godsend!!! I was sooo close to joining this MLM back in the summer when I was jobless, restless, and looking for a reset on my life. I got to the point where we were talking “finance options,” (which happened to be a glorified comparison list of credit cards) in which then my intuition stepped in and said “nah let me wait on this” THANK GOD for that cause I do not care to be desperately begging people to buy these machines. It’s A LOT of work for very little return.
Courtney is a very nice person that has no idea how much she will like to do this for her own personal man and she has a lot of love for me to be able to make her feel like a girl in 🎉. Courtney I am kidding but I am so single and very proud to have a dick 4 u
Remember when hippies were all about peace, love, and the planet? Now it's all aesthetics and greed, oops, I mean abundance. I've never come across your channel before, never heard of Kangen Water, or the Breakaway Movement, but your in-depth analysis, research, logic and unbiased critique just had me glued to my computer for over two hours. Bravo and thanks from a new follower.
That’s awful! Would you mind writing a story time? How did you get pulled in? Are you part of a platform like breakaway too? Hope it gets sorted for you really soon x
Just attacks it with logic lol it’s kinda sad we have devolved so much emotionally as a species 🤦🏽♂️ 🤦 🤦 the human race is fncked 🤷🏻♂️ buttt at least she gives me hope 🙏🏼 Thanks Anna! 😘 💗 Seriously crazy research and time tht went into this, and incredibly executed!👌🏼👌🏼ok okayy! She deserves all the credit fr tho 🙏🏼 👍🏼 🌟
I work at a home for the aged and I can't get over that the abbreviation for Breakaway movement is BM, cause all I think when I see it is bowel movement. And that's exactly what this company is, shit 😂
You're doing more for humanity by caring for the elderly than these fake b!tches scamming people and putting on airs of spirituality ever will. Props to you :)
A girl I want to high school with is part of the Freedom Era. Before that she was in another MLM which sold shakes. She has tried to get me to join both. It’s funny as now that she has joined the Freedom Era, she’s constantly putting down MLMs because she has now seen the light. Like what she is doing now is any different! She loves talking about time freedom and loving your best life... all while flexing her pay checks. It took a me ages to figure out what she was actually selling. It was all disguised as a self help, entrepreneurship, live-your-best-life kinda thing. Honestly it’s like she’s part of a cult! She’s also sent me voice messages trying to get me to join up...this whole video is exactly what is happening with her! Thanks for sharing! Great, well informed video.
You should read "bobo's in paradise". It's allllll about the bougie bohomians...you know, the ultra douchey rich hippies that humble brag about everything. I think you'd get a kick out of it.
I spent a huge chunk of my childhood drinking Kangen water because it was the only water filter at one of the places I frequently volunteered at and I gotta say: it just tastes like water and I'm chronically ill so I don't think it helped any or magically cured everything about me.
@@rebeccaspratling2865 The water didn't cause my illness, if that's what you're asking. I just have hereditary migraines and extremely bad anemia that work together to frequently wipe me out for days at a time. It's been like that my entire life, even before I was drinking Kangen.
I heard that this water is dead water and will do more a lot of harm to the body as to the body or any living organism this water is a foreign substance that yeah body does not recognize. It will not cause a particular illness but it will lessens your body's ability to heal. It's like drinking a little of poison every day.
I don’t understand how some old people in their 90s or 80s don’t even worry about PH levels of water nor counting calories and they are still alive and healthy for the most part
This was amazing! I was planning to stay for 5 minutes to see what this was about... 2 hours later, I'm sitting here with popcorn angry at this guy Pat who I have never met haha
Hahaha. I didn’t search this it just popped up in my feed and I got sucked in. Lol! I have been thinking about this movement quite a bit. Soooooo. That’s kinda creepy it showed itself in my feed. 😳
@@oliviahertzog3990 Apple/Google knows us better than we know ourselves! I find this modern-day 'cult' world so fascinating! Of course, it sucks for the people's lives they ruin. Sneaky MLMs!
Why are there so many ads on this video from cringey “millionaire entrepreneurs” offering free content so we can learn how to be like them? I’ve seen at least 5!! A majority of this video talks about how selling a lifestyle is a huge problem, meanwhile the ads are of dudebros sitting in a private jet talking about their lifestyle. (Not mad about the ads by the way. Incredible video, get your coin).
Coming from someone who was so close to signing up and joining... I cannot thank you enough for this in-depth video. My partner was very sceptical, and he’s also thankful for this video so I can see clearly. :-)
Wealthy people never talk about money. Those that constantly talk about how much things cost and how much they earn are either faking it or it was ill gotten. Its also incredibly rude and crass.
I hate this shit with MLMs. They have that huge disposable income, but prey on those who don't, luring them in with the false pretence that they too can have "financial freedom" I read something once about money that was spot on, it said money is like air - when you have all you need, you never think about it. But when you have very little or none, it's all you think about. So true! They casually flop around about how easy it is to invest, when people are struggling with the bare minimum. They have no way of comprehending it.
@Mikayla Pryor you have a valid point. To be honest, I would feel very uncomfortable if a colleague asked me how much I earned, unless its a very close friend. But I can see the value of discussing money in certain circumstances. The strategy here though, to display a lifestyle on social media that may or not be true is just crass. My husband owns his own business and I cannot imagine if he began to brag on social media his income....of course his business model is not an MLM or pyramid scheme.
So true! I have a stable office job and a very very good salary every month for my profession, but I would NEVER brag on instastories with actual numbers how much I got on my account, how much my christmas bonus was etc, I'm never talking about it on social media (except for this comment lol) why it's bizzar... small business owners owning stores also never does it!!
@@Dolly19752 agreed. my family and my close friends talk about money often, but more so for financial advice rather than bragging in public. but it also depends on the person. i know a few children of UHNW families who are incredibly ostentatious about material possessions or lavish experiences, but even some of their siblings are super lowkey, you'd never guess.
I followed Amelia and Claire for so long and I even dropped out of school thinking I could live a life like theirs. What they do is completely irresponsible. Fortunately I saw through their BS in the last years and unfollowed a while ago.
Do you know the time stamp where she talk about Claire? I have the Same story with Claire, i have a painting of hers hanging in my home but i feel weird looking at it now
@@lifesquixotic im not sure of a timestamp. But ricky is a founder of the company (u can see on the website) and I remember claire posting random things about kangen water saying it will cure everything.
Since January of this year, I have been researching The Breakaway Movement and even joined it for a couple months to really get an idea of what goes on in the community. It was worse than I ever could have expected, which is why I spent so long working on this video. I hope that those who have come across this group can use this video (and the one about kangen water) to be able to make a more informed decision regarding whether or not this is something they want to join. I also hope other creators can use the information in this video to talk about it on their own platforms because more people talking about this means less people just getting the members one-sided description of the group & "opportunity." If this video gets taken down, it’s because one or more of the members only want their one-sided description out there and feel threatened by someone exposing the things they probably know don’t make them look the best. Not my problem. Do good things and you won’t have to worry about people finding out about what you do. And it would be a false take down because everything in this video falls under fair use and is within YT guidelines. But I wouldn’t put it past them to not read youtube policies or intentionally trying to get it taken down knowing it doesn’t break any rules. I’m really not that concerned about it though, I’d just re-upload it + redo whatever part was the “problem” in a different way. I will be making a part 3 to this series eventually because I still have like 50 pages of notes and I wasn't able to fit some of the most horrible/disgusting or alarming things in this video but they really need to be talked about. That one will be shorter or maybe I'll just make a few in like a mini series style. This video isn't really meant for BAM members who are deep into the group so I'm not really trying to convince you guys of anything- I think that would be futile- but I am 100% open and happy to have a conversation with any of y'all if you'd like! Preferably via IG DMs-that's easier than YT comments or email for me. If you wanna talk with me about anything related to this subject, DM me, I am more than willing to having a conversation with anybody w/ any opinions or experiences. Or if you'd like to correct me on something I said in the video that is incorrect, I would greatly appreciate that & will add corrections below this ↓ (Sorry the live chat replay is off for this video- it says it's on in my video editor so I'm not sure why it's like that) __ Clarification: Just because I say women tend to be more naive doesn’t mean I am putting women down or being misogynistic or saying all women are naive and all men are logical and rational. (But also I just went back and realized I didn't use the word 'tend' in the video, it was in my script though so that's what I meant to say) Either women tend to be more naive than men, Men tend to be more naive than women, Or it’s equal. And I also should have clarified that that statment I was making was more situational because I think there are other situations where men tend to be more naive or think less rationally and more emotionally. I also do not think it's a bad thing to think emotionally, I think emotional and rational thinking are both useful. But I am totally open to being wrong so you can DM me if you wanna chat about it. I don't often read or respond to comments from videos that are not recent so a comment in response to this one will likely go unseen. Correction: there’s 2 times in the video where I say “web class” but mean biz comp video “In the web class, Aaliyah also says…” when talking about that vid and “Aaliyah says that in the web class out of nowhere…” in the ‘you are here for a reason’ part. Originally I had written out things I wanted to say about the web class w/ Aaliyah and Macy but then I thought they changed it to the biz comp one so I had to quickly redo that part of the video (leading to lazy work)… and while I was right about the fact that they had changed it.. even though I had seen the current web class w/ Molly + Zoe, I somehow thought at the time of filming that the biz comp one was the web class. I don’t know why- I had 100+ pages of notes, 1000+ screenshots so that probably contributes to the many little errors I made in the video & had to go back in and fix or will have to update here. I apologize for those and do not want to spread false of confusing info- but there was just so much info it was hard to keep track of everything. Correction 2: When I talk about 350 members at the start of BAM at around 16.45, I don’t believe all of those people came over from CEO. Some did, but not all. Someone sent me some videos from Karen a while back where she talks about joining BAM and tells her downline that if they sign up to BAM before a certain time then they never have to pay the monthly membership- so I’m guessing the 350 individuals are everyone who signed up to BAM right at the beginning before it was like open to the public if that makes sense. Correction 3: the 11.5 pH is used for reducing pesticides from produce, not the 2.5 Update: “Clarice” is no longer in BAM and has a platform called “We Soul Rich” which I believe is due to her transition away from new age spirituality and into Christianity. Update to controversies part: They added a thing to the checkout area where you have to check a box acknowledging that you will be mentored by the person who you watched the webclass through- so that's good! Clarification: One of the reasons I include things from people who aren’t really BAM members anymore is because when I started following these people in Jan/Feb… Macy hadn’t yet created FLM, Tara hadn’t yet created KYW, I didn’t know the founds of CCO were the founders of CCO because their content is so similar to BAM members except a little more anti-vax so I had a lot of info on these people that I wanted to talk about and felt was important to talk about regardless of whether or not they’re in BAM because it’s not really about BAM as a platform, it’s about the *actions* taken by these people who are all promoting the same things and doing the same stuff. Something I had intended to clarify in my script but didn’t for whatever reason (probably forgot) was that, like I say in the video, it’s not like I think these people are sociopaths and don’t care about anyone else- BUT the problem is: they do have a lot of altruistic traits like being interested in sustainability and ethical practices and all that stuff and those qualities make people think that they couldn’t possibly ALSO be greedy and selfish and willing to do things to benefit them at the expense of others. People are not all good or all bad. I’m sure these people all have tons of good qualities and are very caring at certain times to certain people, but their actions do not *fully* reflect the values of who they portray themselves to be. Sometimes, even when presented with an opportunity that you believe could make you a MuLti SiX FiGuRe BuSiNeSs OwNeR, you don’t take it because you educate yourself on the business model and learn that you would be making that money at the expense of other people. That is why it is so important to understand that Enagic is an MLM and understand why that is a problem.
Do you mirror your content on any other platforms? You're pulling back the curtain here and lots of people are not going to like that. I'm actually kind of surprised this video has even lasted this 12 hours so far.
This influencer white savior hippie complex is completely gross as they cross so many boundaries and unfortunately have a huge following. I can't believe I only just found your channel. You got a new fan!
So my freshmen year of college I was a huge fan of the “you” girl who goes by plantifulsoul. I was also in a major depressive crisis as I had just moved out of my home town. I remember watching one of her videos on her experience in Hawaii and breaking down. I called my mom hyperventilating and crying because I felt like I was doing it all wrong and that I could be living this life in Hawaii and being happy... if my mom were different (or weren’t there) maybe she would have encouraged me to drop out or maybe I would’ve made the choice myself. Maybe I would’ve bought into this shit and gotten into huge amounts of debt. I’m probably in the same amount of debt now that I would’ve been if I chose that lifestyle but the difference is that I get mental health help for cheap on campus, I have a job lined up for me that is sustainable and altruistic (nursing). And I am the best mentally I have been in a long time. I can’t imagine how differently my life would’ve gone if I tried to follow plantiful soul’s scheme....
Shes a con artist. She scammed my small business and when I called her out she sent me the most bullshit gaslightint voice memo calling me "angel" and using the word "light" far too much. Be happy with the path you chose
@@StayAtHomeMonica we were suppose to do a collaboration. She chose a ton of products and I had them expressed out to her. I was suppose to receive photos. Nothing. No response. When I reached out all I received was a horrible voice memo
I started watching this video, not out of interest for BAM (I had never even heard of it before now), but out of love for you. And then, I was hooked. I have spent YEARS dreaming of living the life that those girls are living. I felt that my spirituality was challenged because I wasn't "financially free" and because I can't afford to travel, let alone live abroad. Its so dumb, but I completely lost touch with my spirituality because I just knew that a life on Bali eating fruit that's accessible year round is not possible. I can't believe I let myself get to this point. I don't want to get too rambly, but my point is this: By making this video, you have reminded me that their lives are unrealistic to the majority, not just me. I can be spiritual and live in Wisconsin. I can be spiritual and struggle with mental health disorders. I can be spiritual and work hard for my money. Thank you SO much for making this video. I don't think this is at all what your intention was by making this, but just know that this video has singlehandedly pushed me back into a place of wanting to practice my spirituality again - in the comfort of my small Wisconsin apartment. ❤️
I love the realization you had. I am commenting because I was straight triggered by your comment as I am a hard working entrepreneur not in an MLM living in Bali who has struggled with mental illness. So I just wanted to say hi and also it’s possible without Kangen water pyramid schemes! I hope you’re well and that you’re loving your life in Wisconsin. I haven’t been there but heard it’s beautiful
Wow...your story you shared was so powerful. Thank you for having the courage to do so. I'm so glad to hear you've rediscovered your spirituality. A connection to something bigger is for all of us who want it. I'm very poor, disabled, and only eat junk food. But I feel like a millionaire because I feel so fortunate to be connected to something that transcends the body. And is our human inheritance.
Forgot to add that I also struggle from many mental disorders. And there is no shame in that. And I also know that doesn't make me any less of a person. In fact, spirituality can be tempered bye emotional suffering. It strengthens the blade of our souls.
I love intellectual, well researched topics like these. Also really love how you don't try to change pitch and tone of your voice to insinuate or demean anyone but just are presenting what you know and facts you found out. This is the best way to make anyone listen, by not provoking them. Love it 👍👍❤️❤️ P.S. If you are looking for any other deep dive stuff, K-Pop or K beauty industry or the multiple step beauty routines could be one. The dark side of body positivity movement could also be a topic.
"Also really love how you don't try to change pitch and tone of your voice to insinuate or demean anyone" This is one of my favorite things about Anna's videos. She doesn't feel compelled - or is highly resistant to the desire - to manipulate the viewer.
Nah kpop and the kbeauty industry is a too complex subject if she works alone, it would take her years. And she would need to actually speak the language to even get closer to an interesting result.
@@azzgunther but I do think that was in the right place though. Like those girls actually do talk like that. Just look up the Instagram pages of all these BAM girls and you'll realise she isn't insinuating it, they actually speak this way. That's what makes it even more scary and weird for me.
YESS. This needs to be spread!! I know a few people who have been a part of bam (including me) who never got something out of it. + the strategies they use are really manipulativ...
You should make a video about your experience lmao I’m being serious this company is super weird to me and a lot of people and I would give you a view if you dropped a video on what working there was like
Amber Katie prettt sure everyone knows herballife is a MLM, No one knew Breakaway Movement was oneAnd she investigated and found out it was one. That’s the hype of this vid xD
> Channel recommended > Instantly notice this is a great essayist > Sees it's a two hour video Fuck. Yes. Edit: > This is the second part with part one also being two hours. I don't like that the almighty UA-cam algorithm haven't recommended this channel to me before, but I am SO glad it recommend it at all. I know I'm going to love this channel.
I have a boring ass job and went to college. You know what I also do? Make money in my sleep! because college thought me one thing: INVEST. So I invested a bunch of my salary on safe stock options and just put a downpayment to my own apartment. My mum did the same in her day, she has passed now, but she invested in real state and now I have a reliable, disposable income thanks to her AS WELL. AND I STILL HAVE A NORMAL JOB BECAUSE I LOOOOVE MY ROUTINE AND WHAT I DO.
While it's sound financial advice and will probably lead to a personally prosperous life, there really isn't an ethical way to engage with capitalism. And the more you invest the more you empower it. 75% of species on earth are endangered due to human meddling in their climates/overfarming/trophy hunting. Climate change is already having disastrous effects on the entire world. What I'm getting at from this aside is something that's bugged me for a while. Currently I work full time and save my money until I can decide what to do with it. I live well within my means. But something in my gut tells me that if I start investing and building wealth I'll also me morally implicated in whatever damage my invested money ends up enabling in the world, however indirectly. In an even more abstract way, the more money I commit to my own growth, the more I buy in to a capitalist system, the more I feel I become responsible for perpetuating a system which is unambiguously destroying the world. It's not like I think my impact on the world will be to individually end a species or cause an oil spill or something like that. It's more of a moral consistency thing. If I start using the capitalist system I often criticize as a tool to elevate myself, can I justify continuing to criticize it? With ever dollar I invest, don't I become an infinitesimally larger part of the problem? Is there ethical consumption under capitalism? Is the existence of wealth itself immoral? These are the kinds of concerns that stop me from investing my money much more than a desire to break out of 9-5 cycle or whatever. I don't really mind that. What scares me most is reaching old age and realizing my existence on this planet did more harm than good. And being out of time to rebalance those scales.
I have to (and hate to) admit, watching this makes me really wish it were a legitimate business venture. To sell water machines and get rich/travel the world is really the dream. But even if I were a generic, pretty influencer living in Hawaii, where I actually would have a shot at being somewhat successful (because aesthetics), I wouldn’t ever be able to live with myself doing something so scammy.
December 2021 Update:
BAM will be discontinuing at the end of 2021.
They will enter into a “hibernation period” for about 3 months and then around April they are looking to create a new platform that is totally compliant.
But they can’t do that unless people continue to pay the $33.33 a month because Aaliyah can not afford to support the company out of pocket anymore since she put in $250,000 of her own money into the BAM platform and lost $130,000 from a retreat that had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
The reason they are shifting away from the BAM platform is because of compliance issues. Enagic contacted them and said that the BAM platform is not compliant. Distributors are not allowed to host a website that discusses Enagic or Kangen unless it is an “Enagic EWS website”.
Their sales funnel links that are connected to videos they make about kangen are not compliant because they’re not allowed to share videos or marketing material at all in a way that makes money like with a sales funnel. Enagic found out about this a couple weeks ago and suspended all of Aaliyah's accounts and prohibited her from earning any income for 30 days.
In order to get her accounts back, she has to shut BAM down and send proof that she did that to Enagic compliance.
But also the BAM team had been discussing transitioning away from the breakaway movement brand for a couple months because the reputation is tarnished online. They are currently at 523 paying members which she said is a fraction of it used to be.
Their new brand is going to be called “Net(Worthy)” which is for all network marketers affiliated with any company.
This information is from a Vimeo video linked in an email sent out from BAM.
It feels like Christmas again to not only be recommended this video today, but to then scroll down and see this update posted only hours ago. Or maybe just Algorithmas.
Thanks for digging through the mud for us, really well constructed and I appreciate the respectful attitude you approached the subject with (though 25:08 made me laugh). I wish there were a foolproof way to get through to people caught up in these groups, or really caught up in anything where they are convinced to move their ethics aside in the pursuit of "success".
taken me more than 3 days to finish this so this update was nice to see tonight hahaha
you did mention it briefly but holy cow the fact these women are living in hawaii just adds another dirty grimey layer to their filthy tactics and fakeness. i hate it so much. they are literally part of the reason native hawaiians are pushed into poverty and pushed to seek life elsewhere and yet they'll say anyone not as wealthy as them just "has a negative mindset" absolutely not get the hell out of hawaii 😡😡😡😡 they do not belong there and im so sad for the natives who have to deal with these awful humans living among them...
@@tim.creenis my health insurance paid for my machine
@@livingnaturally4373 Oh honey.... you've been played.
These sales techniques are straight out of Chase Hughes The Ellipsis Manuel, which he wrote for the government in how to manipulate through hypnosis to get information FOR the government with POW'S from foreign governments!! He warns repeatedly against using it for evil. BS, they are already severely lacking in empathy, probably a personality disorder that is drawn to this type of business. This is so depressing!!! Thanks for sharing. Much Love
this is beyond impressive. i cant even begin to fathom how much research and work you put into this. youre incredible.
hell yeah. you are amazing with all the hard work you put in. you deserve every penny earned on UA-cam. you are basically a professor lol
She the best!
She said 6 months of research, like wow she put everything into it tbh. I appreciate all the work that was put in
Seriously
Yeah! Her investigation and debunking skills are great!
If you’re a young person watching this: you’d be better off putting that money into an established mutual fund with a good track record. The way to wealth is hard work, discipline, making wise choices, asking for advice, and having multiple streams of income. Good job Anna, your work is exceptional :)
Amen to that
*and the priviledge of being in a social/economical context that COULD allow you to get money.
Very true
I wish I had invested my money I earned when I was 17-23 . I could have had money for a house
Thank you for the reminder ❤️
Honestly can’t believe I just watched a two hour UA-cam video but you really drew me in. I learned so much and it’s clear you put so much time and effort into it. I love how you called out pseudoscience because it is so prevalent in social media today
This video is misleading. My health insurance paid for my machine.
Hey there
First video I watch - a real discovery. I love good research and you do it perfectly. Thank you!
College (like everything) is a gamble, but I got a degree in engineering, I have a 6 figure salary, benefits, health insurance. It turns out, when you spend millions in a building, you want someone who knows what they are doing.
Haha! Best comment so far!
I’m someone who is very much spiritual, and have overcome so much in my life because of it. I’ve become a happier version of myself, and have noticed that this materialist bullshit that these people are pushing is nothing compared to my happiness, and happiness of others. Watching these women use their “spirituality” as a marketing scheme is sickening.
They make true spirituality look bad
i simply cannot get over the fact that the “you.” people were involved in this omfg
I could never even put one person into the stress of getting into debt. I couldn't live with myself. Sadly my daughter is in hook, line and sinker.
Awesome job. You are so very detailed. I closely watched every bit of this and never lost a bit of interest. ♥📌🤗
“And we merge with the circumpolar rainbow bridge of the earth..” wow, woowoo is an understatement.
Why would you need to spend 10k on BAM to start traveling in 2 months if you can just travel immediately with the 10k?
Exactly!!
Because ppl are sheep
They don’t have the actual money, they probably borrow it as a business investment that they couldn’t get to travel. Most girls that age don’t have that kind of money sitting around.
@@chelseal654 Yeah, that's probably also right
Mind blown lol lol
Me: has never heard of this
Also me: listens to a 2 hr video about its drama
🙋🏾same
Me too!😂
It drives me crazy that they demonize 9-5s. I LOVE my boring job. I make a good income working with nice people and it allows me to pursue passions and hobbies outside of work. I would hate working for myself. It’s almost like humans aren’t one size fits all or something...
What!? No it’s not possible. You’re definitely not happy but just pretending to be. You have to be your own boss to enjoy life!!
I work in the pharma industry. I do work at home, but if I literally did what my overall industry does in my house I'd be arrested for making a lot of unclean drugs lol. Anyway, I love a regular job. I have tried other side businesses, but in no way would they ever replace my primary job - I wouldn't want them to! I just wanna cook good food & paint in my spare time. If I can also make back some money from that, I'd be even happier.
I agree. I really thought I wanted to work for myself (probably because I used to follow so many of these "influencers") I quit my job in 2018 and it's been so so hard trying to get my own business going. It's so much more work than people portray. I ended up getting a temp office job last November and I loved having a boring job and chatting with my coworkers then being able to leave the office and do whatever I wanted and not have to worry about where money is coming from. I think people really need to be shown the true behind the scenes of this "work for yourself dream".
Not to mention, having a 9 to 5 doesn’t automatically equate to your job being “boring”. I really love being an engineer, and what would the world be like without conventional careers like doctors, pharmacists, engineers, accountants, etc? Those of us in the 9 to 5 build and support the economy that makes the lifestyle of these influencers possible.
I work a boring 9-5 (more like 8 to 6 lol) and I love that boring job so much!
It gives me structure, it pays every month, and I am not the one that has to worry about keeping people employed in a pandemic.
I have self-employed family members and they are well on their way to 9-5 because it was just impossible to keep their business.
The uncertainty of where my next paycheck is coming from would give me ulcers.
These girls are the ones who bullied you in high school for being 'weird'
Or probably those who got bullied for being “weird” and now feel like they need a “revenge”
This is so true
Bullies grow up shallow and hollow
I like your icon 🙃💜
Yup my cousin is doing it and struggling. she was the biggest bully in high school.
Don’t even feel bad honestly lol
I can only imagine your college essays.
This most definitely gives off dissertation vibes somewhat
They are the female, esoteric version of those entrepreneurs screaming out of luxury cars in UA-cam commercials about self published ebooks.
Exactly!
those $5000 water machines look like something you’d buy for your sims
@@hellakitty6641 :)
Loll so true, EA should get on it, add it to their next stuff packs 🤣🤣
Except your sims may get some sort of benefit from it...
@@KirstenMarie_MS3 no my sims arent in a cult
@@caroooolineeee meant via the devs giving it something like a mood boost when they drink it, playing off the whole ionized water scam as a whole, not the specific MLM.
I expected a UA-camvideo, not a 2 and a half hour one-woman-documentary. Thats damned impressive.
It’s actually mentally sick
@@24k.purelife as in mentally awesome? Yeah I agree
Sooooo... these are the people slamming capitalism but they essentially are late stage capitalism?
Yeah, I'm always confused/frustrated by MLMs whose sales pitch is, "late stage capitalism sucks... so to escape it, join our direct selling company (instead of just getting rid of the late stage capitalism)."
They slam capitalism yet their markers of success are inherently capitalistic lol.
@@sholem_bond These people would all have high positions within the Party if there was a communist revolution. This personality type is the absolutely most common when you read the history books about how communist countries worked internally.
@@kkirT Dumb followers are most likely to survive in a communist revolution. Anyone who shows themselves to be a leader for the cause will be the first up against the wall, since the first thing the Party does is look around and ask themselves who is a potential threat to their power. So that's why most people are dumb followers.... because that trait has evolutionary advantage.
the amount of spiritual gaslighting they use is actually insane, its actually disgusting.
this happens when end-stage capitalism and self proclaimed spirituality meet each other
Right?!!! It’s 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@hagenre8909 I think Sadhguru said something along the lines of : If you say you are spiritual, enlightened, then you are crazy.
I would enjoy sharing silence with you.
@@anjayl so random but my mom watches sadhguru videos and they’re so calming 🤚🏼
I’m over here in Alaska living in the mountains where our water is so clean that you can drink it right out of the river.
A dream!
I want to move to Alaska to drink ur water
Be careful. Girardia. The more wild your environment, the more wild animals are pooping uphill from you. I had a friend who took a year before even getting a diagnosis.
Yeah, most if these 'influencers' act like human immunity system is not exist. When they start trying to selling water filter, it's all make sense to me. As Indonesian, I crossed one of these influencer IG one time. She's posing doing Yoga, looking so peaceful facing rice fields, a local farmer working at the rice field there. The caption tho. I don't remember what the exact words but me and my friends cringe so hard. Basically she feels so blessed and privileged than the local farmer who working in the rice field. Like Sis, that guy minding his own business, working hard in his own rice field, providing food to his family and nation, while you running pyramid scheme and act like instagram model.
@@robertplatt643 I agree, just because water looks pristine, doesn’t mean it is.
I lol'd when you mentioned that weird couple who talk about how they met buying celery at Whole Foods...of course they would be involved in something like this
ahh same here!
Don't hate against their cosmic love. She had the celery, he had the rosé...it was a beautiful stoned filled few months 😅 if you haven't seen the full video....oh man lol
f a i r e n u f
LOL WAIT IS THAT THAT "US" VIDEO
I’ve seen the original video that the clip was from, pretty weird stuff. It’s marketed as a love story but it came off so disingenuous
I have no interest in BAM or Kangen water and hadn't even heard of them before your video, but I'm still watching this video in its entirety due to the sheer amount of work put into this, and your ability to tell a captivating story. Wish there were more youtubers like you, keep up the amazing work!
Same here, never heard of BAM or Kangen Water, but really loved your investigative approach, you got me watching the entire video. This definitely is a whole thesis and then some. Bravo
Girl,just send it on a pdf form as a thesis.universities need this.
Literally
I need this .
I have been try to extract my partner now ex from this cult for five years.
It detroyed my family.
She has now booked tickets to there 50 year reunion.
It’s insanity.
It should be criminal.
Why are all these women roommates if they make so much money? Can't they afford their own space and privacy? (just commenting for your stats so more people get to see this video)
yooooo I didn't even think about that...
EXACTLY. I’ve thought about this lmao
Maybe they don't make enough money but there is that weird trend of youtubers or tiktokers living together for clout, maybe living together gives them better IG profiles 🤔 .... but yeah... probably the money is not enough (sorry for my english, not my first language)
That and they want to make they're friendly with the younger ones and Don't spread any misinformation or slander against them.
that's how cults work... which is exactly what this group sounds like. members can't be left on their own for too long, or they may run the risk of independent thought.
I just joined the Free Life Movement. I was ready to jump into Enagic but my husband wanted to do more research and came across your videos😳🤦♀️ THANK YOU!!!!
I am so glad you didnt....
Listen to your husband. You clearly cannot be trusted to make sound financial decisions.
@@WobblesandBean these groups are very good at manipulation. It’s not this persons fault for getting convinced. I’ve fallen for herbalife before and luckily got out.
@@WobblesandBean
That’s a tad harsh, don’t you think? I’ve never went into this scheme before, but people who have are often desperate or given unrealistic promises.
This sort of manipulation, especially during a pandemic when many people are losing their jobs, uses the desperation people have to get them in.
Plus, it *could* be her money entirely, not her husband’s, so she can do with it what she pleases.
@@WobblesandBean It's amazing how you feel so incredibly confident giving this stranger on the internet big life advice like that. Thank God they have you to tell them to listen to their husband. Who knows what would have happened otherwise!
I had a woman contact me over Instagram a while back and tried to get me into the Breakaway Movement. I looked into their stuff and it sure sounded appealing of course, but I wasn’t able to pay the 5.000 bugs. In a few weeks I’d be able to afford it and thought about it again, but then your video showed up and I watched it all and I’m very grateful for it. Thank you so much fo putting in the time and effort to research this, contact all these BAM members and make this amazing video. It’s very much appreciated and I feel empowered to NOT be a part of this.
Thank you!
I was close to being scammed into beach body but when I saw that the person trying to recruit me had a link connecting to me and any purchase or “coach” thing I bought.. I knew then not to do it
Hi Manutz,
I'm a UK based journalist and am writing an article about the Breakaway Movement and I saw you mentioned that you have left the movement. If you would be willing to share your story and your experience, please get in touch via my email at: gemma.a.l.mcsherry@gmail.com
My work specialises in human rights and women's rights and so I will ensure your story is told in a non-exploitative and informative nature.
Many thanks,
Gemma
Those people are all the same, it’s so incredible boring. They eat a stupid fruit diet, travel is life
do you feel better now?
what the crystal moon magic people? lmao
Funny you should say that. I am mainly listening rather than watching but due to what I see each time I look up, halfway through the video I just thought do these people ever wear proper clothes. I grew up in the tropics, people are not constantly in bikini and or topless.
and you people spend your time judging those people and so....?
Wait what about mushroom coffee now-?
„The waters in our DNA structure expand to the cosmos“ yeah I don‘t think that kangen water is the substance she gets that knowledge from
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Yea ,Really it releases endorphines and dopemines ,and opens the unseen third eye into your innersanctum and connects you immediately after that first drink to the Cosmos and another statosohere ! Blah Bkah Blah She' s dri king electric mushroom laden Electric Kool Aid !
😂 word
Lmfao
Kangen water 💦 is amazing and I paid nothing for it as stated here. My health insurance paid for mine.
followed this girl and her content switched to BAM and god they’re ANNOYING. every day she’s like “I made 10k today, how much did you make?!” and it was so demeaning. unfollowed after her and 2 girls came at me with they’re enagic facts, after I tried to explain to them the water machines are a scam themselves, after doing a lot of research. Can’t believe I wanted to be a part of it for a while.
Once someone i knew got to college her entire content changed to some gross selling shit, I immediately blocked her
I live in Maui and this is everywhere - it’s obnoxious. I’ve had to unfollow friends on Instagram because they spam their pages with kangen. It’s too much.
Yessssss. I only have one friend who I know is directly a part of enagic, but I’ve seen it popping up more and more in outside circles.
Why do they all live in Hawaii? And they all seem like extensions of "VSCO girls"
Once college started I already saw soneone join a mlm
Hi there Madison,
I'm a UK based journalist and am writing an article about this 'movement' and the cult-like antics/cost involved with joining.If you have been involved and have left, or know someone that has that would be willing to share their story, please get in touch via my email at: gemma dot a dot L dot mcsherry at g mail dot com. My work specialises in human rights and women's rights and so I will ensure your story is told in a non-exploitative and informative nature.
Many thanks,
Gemma
I have that issue with doTERRA where I live. It's scary aggressive.
“We merge with the circumpolar rainbow bridge of the Earth.”
*science has left the chat*
My science degrees ripped themselves in half, nursing license left me, and the science that made this phone screamed when she read that whole statement. My eyes were already rolled hard with the mention of “alkaline water.” 🤣
You are a natural investigative reporter. Thank you for putting all the effort and time you must have put into the making of this video. You may have saved someone from going into debt, and feeling like they failed at being a spiritually beautiful person, who effortlessly makes so much money they only have to work on being even more beautiful and spiritual. As a "formerly" young impressionable girl who was especially impressed with spiritually advanced, well off people, again, thank you for making this video.
I've internally wished that she would grow fascinated by the Bilderberg group and secret societies enough to consider making a video about the bigger picture behind the scenes stuff.
I joined this business and bought the machine and it’s now one of my biggest regrets :( I wish I would’ve found this video earlier!
@@yulizagarcia9165 We've all made choices we wish we wouldn't have, (and if we haven't yet, probably will at least at one time or another in life.) I certainly have some costly regrets... but maybe that's just part of living. Learning and growing doesn't always feel good, but no doubt, our regrets are stepping stones for growth too. Live, learn, and move forward. Repeat, repeat, repeat
My health insurance paid for this machine and I find it misleading
Also, it legitimately pisses me off that they’re all about “sustainability” but talk endlessly about their yachts? And also travel to places that they then seriously harm? I mean, the pollution in Bali has sky-rocketed since becoming this ideal travel destination. So, they’re going to destroy Hawaii under the guise of sustainability? While Hawaii can’t sustain them? Really?
P C We can’t deny that tourism, particularly mass tourism, has a negative impact on the destinations. worldcrunch.com/food-travel/how-mass-tourism-is-destroying-bali-and-its-culture
P C uh...third world countries do no have an organised, free, regular trash collection service for the community like we do in countries like Australia/America/Europe....where else are they supposed to throw it? Good job blaming the poor though 🙄👏🏼
P C oh really? Because according to an article on the topic, it’s their popular main beaches that are regularly cleaned up, and that “Bali desperately needs to improve its landfill sites, invest in more recycling facilities, carry out regular trash collections(!!) and expand its piped water supply.”
A trash collection service exists for hotels and private homes, but the majority of the population are not that well off and I doubt that they have access to services like garbage trucks/trash collections etc. Also, I don’t understand why you feel the need to be so rude and patronising? From your original comment onwards, you have been really snarky. No need.
P C ok boomer 😂
@P C pls the way you talk about my country is really disrespectful. you didn't have to put the tone like that. as a local myself i try really hard, you cannot blame us people that we dont do anything about the trash problem. you sir, know nothing about growing up and living here your whole life.
I always thought I would enjoy working from home or working a non-traditional job...until COVID happened and I was furloughed. I became a full-time nanny for four months and had a ton of flexibility with my schedule, but it honestly made me realize how much I thrive from a 9-5 day job.
It sounds crazy, but some people need that extra push of "I have to wake up and go to work" in order to keep their momentum going. When I didn't have that push, it was so much harder for me to wake up and get anything done, even though I had more time to be productive and more time for hobbies.
There's a reason that 9-5 jobs are standard. Obviously they aren't for everyone, but a lot of people enjoy their day jobs and I hate this mentality that 9-5 jobs are inherently evil.
So true, I couldn't get myself to get up in the morning and do my job if I wouldn't have to be at my job at a certain time. When I have time off, I sometimes lay on my couch all day long and watch shows on Netflix even though I had so many things planned. I am way more active and accomplish way more when I have my daily routine to keep me going.
I don't think I can be awork from home person either . I'm used to waking up going to work seeing people. It works good for some people but it's not for me same like 9-5 is not for everyone but it is for others
Agreed.
Yeah, without that pattern I've been all messed up.
i'm the same way, and it was online university classes that made me realise it. structure isn't a bad thing all the time! some of us need help keeping that structure for ourselves and thats okay!
When they try to draw out “not mlm” diagram, its like from the office michael explaining about the pyramid scheme he got into, but saying its not pyramid scheme. And ur jim, having to literally draw out the triangle for michael.
haha right?!
"I gotta make a call" 😂😂😂
lmao I love that scene
Can we add the fact that Amelia's boyfriend is a flat earther and thinks space isn't real? Like...I'M DYING
Oh no... I didn’t know that lol. It was too hard to watch his stories so I avoided them most of the time. Guess I missed out on some gems
@@AnnasAnalysis i looked today just because of this vid... and he's talking about some satellite crashing in Brazil is proof space isn't real, and he follows some flat earth accounts. I mean...i knew they were woo woo but I didn't know HOW woo woo
Erika Anderson yikes. Im really curious what amelias views are on this kind of stuff because there’s no chance I would be engaged to someone with all the insane beliefs he has unless I had some of those myself... yet from what I’ve seen she’s not out here portraying herself as a conspiracy theorist in the same way as him so I just wonder if she has similar beliefs but keeps them on the DL on social media because she knows it wouldn’t be good for the business or her reputation.
Does he belief death is an illusion too? 👁
@@TradeKingz888 well most people believe that sort of claims ...so that wouldn't be surprising
"money is just currency" mind blowing
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The founder went to my high school, I swear half the girls in that “popular” circle live in Hawaii now.. not sure why that has to be the goal!! I am sincerely enjoying the fulfillment of having studied hard and getting a 9-5 bettering people’s lives without taking 8k from them to do so..
Yess! Infact 9-5 jobs allow more freedom for your personal life and following hobbies outside your work
@@tanya.24 Not where I live. You need a 9 to 5 and a second job to make ends meet.
@Jimmy Jams LoL. They exist...with shit pay🤣
@@ingenueblue8914 ah I see. Not in my country tho. Here, a govt 9-5 job is considered ideal because really good pay and no work stress. But some people look down upon it because it's not Hawaii i guess. I'm personally just not interested in that field but i think it gives a very comfortable work and life balance
Can all of the privileged and wealthy folx Stop moving to Hawaii 😭 let those natives live there in peace lmao
You are more “your own boss” driving for Uber and Lyft.
And earning below minimum wage doing so.
@@justinc411 oh, no doubt it’s not lucrative, but that’s my point. Even earning less than minimum wage is better than a negative income situation.
@@malfaro3l Lyft & Uber can sometimes be negative income since the individual has to pay for their own car/insurance/gas and depending on rate or availability of passengers might not make back those expenses.
@@ashleyjanit5052 You actually can calculate the income/hr of an activity. For Lyft & Uber the majority of drivers are below the federal minimum wage.
they're both terrible business models that make a couple top earners great profits and everyone at the bottom gets crumbs. to the point of shifting legislation in their favor. I went down a youtube rabbithole of cruel and oppressive stories about humans and here we are 😂
Screaming at the captions “pause to read this ridiculousness” & “none of them understand that water is a chemical” lmao
yeah, "High in Hydrogen Water"? so they have found a way to make H2O have more H?! And thats settig asside the fact that every H2 Molecule they claim to be in there "Water" would react immideately with atmospheric Oxigen.
Anna. This video is actually unbelievable. I'm floored at the time, detail, and hours (probably days) of research you poured into this project. Thank you so much for dedicating yourself to educating others about Breakaway Movement. Your video will probably prevent future members from signing up once they see what you've uncovered. Congrats on this amazing video! You're such a hard worker and I can't wait to see what you uncover next!
I've lived in Japan for over a decade. I've never met anyone who owns Kangan water machines. They are viewed in Japan as an MLM as well and people pushing them are given a wide berth. I got sucked into an MLM when I was in my early twenties years ago. Nothing has changed. Same BS. Well researched. Cheers.
A woman in her early 20s approached me in a bookstore about my outfit. I’m pretty chatty so she then started talking about her great mentors. She took me on a couple little coffee dates. We discussed the books go giver and Robert Kiyosaki’s MLM book. She was 10 years younger than me so it was so funny. I stuck around out of curiosity. But I knew something was off. But I was reading a lot of law of attraction at the time so I wanted to see what it was all about. When she finally revealed the whole thing, I said the amway products were not priced better than I get at Costco or target so i know I’d never sell a single item. So therefore why would I join. She kept trying to get me to admit I did not want to make money or I didn’t believe in myself and I said of course I do but the business model is flawed. Then I urged her to cut her losses and leave. Ans that the practices were cult like. Sooo sad :(
This honestly sounds like a cult...
I was saying it sounded like prosperity gospel preacher but i think its worst because this one is selling a dream lifestyle.
It kind of is. My aunt (a hospital nurse!!!!) joined amway and they also do the money mindset thing. It is driving me crazy.. I can't talk to her for one second before the conversation turns to money or amway because she's trying to convince me to join, or if I have any problem in life amway probably has a product to solve it.. she even has sticky notes on the fridge with mantras about money because that's how you manifest it into your life. And yet she's poor, just retired and stocking up on 150$ vitamins since she honestly believes that's some premium quality magical cure. 150$ is like a third of a minimum wage here where I live and no one will buy it but she refuses see the reality that she isn't really making any money despite being in the business for over 5 years. She's just as poor as she was before.. now that I think about it, I bet she was trying to sell that stuff to her patients too since she worked in a lung disease unit.. it's horrible how easy it is to brainwash desperate people.. my aunt's whole life revolves around amway now, and she thinks she's successful because amway invited her to some bs trip to their branch office 😑
@@huginug Jesus christ
@@huginug I am scared for u......
@@phoenixmorphix don't worry, I stopped talking to them other than family special occassions and for some people I don't even pick up the phone anymore since half of my family believes in all sorts of weird shit including corona conspiracies. Oh, but I always get Amway from her for Christmas and my parents buy that shit too sometimes🤦♀️i can't imagine why someone would spend 20 euros on vitamin c or garlic tablets when you can just eat a damn apple.. my mom started to do the stupid manthras too. I myself fell into mlm trap only once when I was suffering from a back trauma and a massage therapist sold me vitamins that supposedly athletes use. I trusted her because I thought she was a medical professional. Imagine my shock when I went home I realized it was from another damn mlm NeoLife.. just shows how vulnerable you get and believe anything when in pain. But more scary is the fact that people who are supposed to be extremely smart and responsible for your health buy into that stuff 😱
"All money is is energy. It means nothing... that's why I talk about how much I make 14x a day." lmao, not an income claim tho!!!
Checking Back In With The Breakaway Movement video is out: ua-cam.com/video/uTAS51IP9aE/v-deo.html
In it, I share some stuff I couldn't fit into my first video as well as updates like which BAM top dogs blocked me after I posted this video and Aaliyah learning and admitting that Enagic is an MLM.
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OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE: Enagic has finally put out an income disclosure statement. According to this document, the median income for all US distributors in 2020 was $440 (median= half made more, half made less). Only 1/3 of distributors made more than $1,000 in the whole year. This is certainly better than some MLMs, but still clearly not amazing stats.
6A is considered a high rank in Enagic, it's like you've "made it" in the company once you reach it and it's promoted as being a rank where you make a lot of money. The median income for 6A distributors was $5,710 though. Insane. You can make more working part time for minimum wage.
2020 US Enagic Income Disclosure Statement:
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Update: I was just rewatching this video and realize that at 11:46 I say that there was a study ‘done by the ‘FTC’... this is not true. The study was done independently by Jon M. Taylor but is available on the FTC website.
Let me know if you’re aware of any other mistakes I made in the video because I of course do not want to put out misinformation :)
Not a mistake, but "Be the Change" is also one of the groups that belong on that complicated secretive group chart. They recently reached out to me and I realized that it's the same thing.
the breadth and depth of your research is really amazing. kudos to you Anna.
Liked, sub'd, and commenting to help push the algorithm. Had a friend get sucked into an MLM selling home safety supplies that turned out to be shoddy when her wife got laid off. It wound up costing her her marriage, job, and home, and put her into $25,000 worth debt.
Wow, MLMs will try and sell anything. Up next: air
"Air Purification, because the world is full of dangerous toxins!" /s
Yes and it will cure cancer. 😂
sadly, i'm p sure i've seen this one as a thing
There is one that sells “pure oxygen”
Jessica Murphy No way! 😂
this could be a University Master's dissertation, in an other setting you would be getting a whole ass degree, not 11k likes ! the quality of the research !! the way you expose your findings !! the references, the rigorous citation of all your sources !! *chef's kiss*
petition for her to receive an honorary degree
No
@@hanszimmer9224 okay thanks for your opinion Hans Zimmer
The chefs kiss in bold 💅🏼
@@rosieaedo haha oh god it was only supposed to be between asterisks oops
Anna, this is brilliant. As a counselor who hopes to eventually specializing in helping folks recover from groups like like this, this is absolutely outstanding work.
Won’t be Enagic I assure you. My health insurance paid for my machine. This video is misleading
@Caleb Ryan Koko not true what you have written. Also, my machine was free. its false info what you have written. You are misinformed of what the machine actual does and what you end up drinking. my machine was paid for by my health insurance and i assure you its not a fad. A matter of fact by writing things that are no true you may be stopping someone from receiving the benefits I have.
@Caleb Ryan Koko This is not a water ionizer of a alkaline ionizer.
not flat earthers trying to sell me water....
Someone did tell me aaliyahs fiancé pat is a flat earther so I guess so lol
😂
I had never heard about this "movement" until this video. wow Anna thank you for all this hard work!
Same!!
I heard about it in Madison Harnish (Cruel World Happy Mind) channel, she did a video about it. It is way shorter than this so if you need a tl;dr thing, you can check it out.
Yes, she put in a lot of work to put together this exceptional body of work. I have no interest in these types of schemes. I actually own a small business and I think these types of business practices are predatory and despicable.
Same here
so glad i hadnt either, but poor people who did and fell for it )`:
As someone from a poorer area in the country, (and a poor family) the money mindset really bothers me... I’ve seen so many people work so hard for nothing including myself..: like we wouldn’t even have a chance to do something like this (thankfully tbh)
Who else watched this in one sitting?
Also, I'm totally gonna manifest this video having a million views. Thank me later.
Great job, Anna! I really appreciate this type of documentary, it's so important to deconstruct all these weird modern ideologies that pop up on social media.
I just started watching it and I'm about to pop some popcorn, settle in and watch it on the big screen TV documentary style. It's what this video deserves!
Cults evolved their advertising
lol so much of this video is unture misinfo
For me MLMs and Network Marketing are a symptom of late-stage capitalism. This focus on making money with zero regard to social relationships or social norms is scary.
And the value of the product is also completely irrelevant
No Name Wow, that is a weird line of unsubstantiated claims. Which part of MLMs is not capitalistic? Which country in Europe is communist? The countries in Europe where people have a very decent life (e.g. Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many others...) are social democracies.
@No Name "We had a decent life here 30 years ago, but you probably weren't even born then"
Unless you're a male, white, heterosexual conservative you could not come to the conclusion that 30 years ago life was better than today (btw I am a male, white hetero, too). We have a lot of problems, and new problems / challenges arose in the last 30 years e.g. because of new technology or the rise of autocratic leaders. But I can still appreciate - in the grand scheme of things - the improvements that society accomplished.
I do not pretend to not be overwhelmed by the news and changes that we have to deal with. But I think it is the wrong strategy to romanticise the past and to react to fear with anger.
No Name there is no such thing as reverse discrimination. No one will ever discriminate you for being heterosexual. You seem to be critical but misguided in a couple of things, this one being the more obvious.
No Name 🤦🏽♀️
Dunno how the algorithm got me here - at a time when I could listen to this whole video, but it did?
Never, ever, in my life - seen someone do as much work as you have here! While I have not fallen for this particular one, 20 years ago I did fall for a different one...
Absolutely great job. You have probably saved hundreds of victims and will save many more - until this cult eventually falls apart permanently. Sadly, most people make decisions on easily triggered/manipulation of emotions - NOT extensive research. Once converted to the cult, their minds are closed to reality.
I just spent $10,000 (basically all I had earned over many years) on my portion of the downpayment for my partner’s and my first home. I can’t imagine spending that on a couple of machines for a obvious MLM...
Congratulations!!!!
Dani Thank you!
Woohoo!! I’m about to do the same with my fiancé. Congrats on the big move!!
Congrats on your house!!
Watching every single ad on this video in the hopes you can make back the entry fee
Lol thank you!
Brittany Reid same!
hahahahaha, at least she didn;t invest, i did....
Girl you are a godsend!!! I was sooo close to joining this MLM back in the summer when I was jobless, restless, and looking for a reset on my life. I got to the point where we were talking “finance options,” (which happened to be a glorified comparison list of credit cards) in which then my intuition stepped in and said “nah let me wait on this” THANK GOD for that cause I do not care to be desperately begging people to buy these machines. It’s A LOT of work for very little return.
This video is misleading. My health insurance paid for my machine
Courtney is a very nice person that has no idea how much she will like to do this for her own personal man and she has a lot of love for me to be able to make her feel like a girl in 🎉. Courtney I am kidding but I am so single and very proud to have a dick 4 u
Me too. I was super close
mAniFesT FrAUD ThROUgH fEELinG ✨✨😂
Remember when hippies were all about peace, love, and the planet? Now it's all aesthetics and greed, oops, I mean abundance. I've never come across your channel before, never heard of Kangen Water, or the Breakaway Movement, but your in-depth analysis, research, logic and unbiased critique just had me glued to my computer for over two hours. Bravo and thanks from a new follower.
I got screwed and conned into this kangen water and enagic crap. I am still paying it and the machine in a box. If anyone wants to buy it. Let know.
That’s awful! Would you mind writing a story time? How did you get pulled in? Are you part of a platform like breakaway too? Hope it gets sorted for you really soon x
The way you cut through social media bs is like a very polite way of how I do it. I dig it. Good stuff!
Not Josh being in the comments my worlds are colliding 🐥
wow didn't expect to see the computer science jobs exposer here
Josh, have you heard about the biggest shitty bullshit thing being done at unimaginable scale? watch Dominion (2018).
Just attacks it with logic lol it’s kinda sad we have devolved so much emotionally as a species 🤦🏽♂️ 🤦 🤦 the human race is fncked 🤷🏻♂️ buttt at least she gives me hope 🙏🏼 Thanks Anna! 😘 💗 Seriously crazy research and time tht went into this, and incredibly executed!👌🏼👌🏼ok okayy! She deserves all the credit fr tho 🙏🏼 👍🏼 🌟
And who are you supposed to be?
To be fair, there are plenty of young men acting illogically and emotionally. They just don’t join MLMs, they join fascist political movements
There have been more men joining Herbalife...I guess it’s the fitness aspect? Instead of calling them hunbots they call them brobots 😅
True! And they also join the Military. Recruiters often lie.
or they join fake gurus' courses on day trading and amazon fba lol
@@charproulx oh god yes! I always get those ads on UA-cam when watching anti mlm videos!
Or radical leftist/Marxist political movements, as is much much more common nowadays.
I work at a home for the aged and I can't get over that the abbreviation for Breakaway movement is BM, cause all I think when I see it is bowel movement. And that's exactly what this company is, shit 😂
You're doing more for humanity by caring for the elderly than these fake b!tches scamming people and putting on airs of spirituality ever will. Props to you :)
That’s false. My insurance company paid for my machine. This video is misleading
This is so disgusting and immoral it’s literally scamming and conning innocent people into becoming scammers and con artists wtf
Seriously, though. People are so blind to this fact!
34:09 "not as likely as a guy to think about their decision as critically"????? I think you need to explain this some more.
My bong is packed, my bed is made, and my to do list is done! Time to sink into my bed and listen to this 🥰
this comment satisfied me 😍 cheers!
Best feeling
Yess
hell yes, right there with ya! enjoy.
Is your to do list one, make bed, two, pack up bong?
"Manifest 90,000 coming your way this year-" SOME RED FLAGS ARE MORE OBVIOUS THAN OTHERS
A girl I want to high school with is part of the Freedom Era. Before that she was in another MLM which sold shakes. She has tried to get me to join both. It’s funny as now that she has joined the Freedom Era, she’s constantly putting down MLMs because she has now seen the light. Like what she is doing now is any different! She loves talking about time freedom and loving your best life... all while flexing her pay checks.
It took a me ages to figure out what she was actually selling. It was all disguised as a self help, entrepreneurship, live-your-best-life kinda thing.
Honestly it’s like she’s part of a cult! She’s also sent me voice messages trying to get me to join up...this whole video is exactly what is happening with her! Thanks for sharing! Great, well informed video.
You should read "bobo's in paradise". It's allllll about the bougie bohomians...you know, the ultra douchey rich hippies that humble brag about everything. I think you'd get a kick out of it.
Omg These Are the People I meet in european Hostels. Hate them
Sounds like a good read gotta check it out! 👍🏽
Thanks for the recommendation!
I spent a huge chunk of my childhood drinking Kangen water because it was the only water filter at one of the places I frequently volunteered at and I gotta say: it just tastes like water and I'm chronically ill so I don't think it helped any or magically cured everything about me.
Sorry to hear this.. do you still drink the water?
@@hannahbrisk4454 Nah. Well, I mean. The machine's still there where I used to volunteer, but I moved a while back.
If you don't mind me asking, what illness do you have? I have the same issue and drank this water because I lived with my aunt. 😔
@@rebeccaspratling2865 The water didn't cause my illness, if that's what you're asking. I just have hereditary migraines and extremely bad anemia that work together to frequently wipe me out for days at a time. It's been like that my entire life, even before I was drinking Kangen.
I heard that this water is dead water and will do more a lot of harm to the body as to the body or any living organism this water is a foreign substance that yeah body does not recognize. It will not cause a particular illness but it will lessens your body's ability to heal. It's like drinking a little of poison every day.
I don’t understand how some old people in their 90s or 80s don’t even worry about PH levels of water nor counting calories and they are still alive and healthy for the most part
This was amazing! I was planning to stay for 5 minutes to see what this was about... 2 hours later, I'm sitting here with popcorn angry at this guy Pat who I have never met haha
Hahaha. Allan I love you. 🤣
Olivia Hertzog 😂😂 HOW funny!! Are we searching the same things? Stay alway from BreakAway!! 😆x
Hahaha. I didn’t search this it just popped up in my feed and I got sucked in. Lol! I have been thinking about this movement quite a bit. Soooooo. That’s kinda creepy it showed itself in my feed. 😳
@@oliviahertzog3990 Apple/Google knows us better than we know ourselves! I find this modern-day 'cult' world so fascinating! Of course, it sucks for the people's lives they ruin. Sneaky MLMs!
I’m laughing so much at 32:12 “It doesn’t matter if you make it a rectangle or draw a squiggly line over here.” Perfect demonstration! 😂
I was loosing it at that point 🤣
I was waiting for a reference to The Office there!
And that’s on investigative journalism!
Why are there so many ads on this video from cringey “millionaire entrepreneurs” offering free content so we can learn how to be like them? I’ve seen at least 5!! A majority of this video talks about how selling a lifestyle is a huge problem, meanwhile the ads are of dudebros sitting in a private jet talking about their lifestyle. (Not mad about the ads by the way. Incredible video, get your coin).
Hahah yeah youtube is only good at knowing the topic of a video, not whether the video is for or against that topic it seems hahha
I am so grateful for my premium account when I see videos with this many ads😂😂
I have no ads
Coming from someone who was so close to signing up and joining... I cannot thank you enough for this in-depth video. My partner was very sceptical, and he’s also thankful for this video so I can see clearly. :-)
Wealthy people never talk about money. Those that constantly talk about how much things cost and how much they earn are either faking it or it was ill gotten. Its also incredibly rude and crass.
Precisely. It’s very obvious to those who know.
I hate this shit with MLMs. They have that huge disposable income, but prey on those who don't, luring them in with the false pretence that they too can have "financial freedom"
I read something once about money that was spot on, it said money is like air - when you have all you need, you never think about it. But when you have very little or none, it's all you think about.
So true! They casually flop around about how easy it is to invest, when people are struggling with the bare minimum. They have no way of comprehending it.
@Mikayla Pryor you have a valid point. To be honest, I would feel very uncomfortable if a colleague asked me how much I earned, unless its a very close friend. But I can see the value of discussing money in certain circumstances. The strategy here though, to display a lifestyle on social media that may or not be true is just crass. My husband owns his own business and I cannot imagine if he began to brag on social media his income....of course his business model is not an MLM or pyramid scheme.
So true! I have a stable office job and a very very good salary every month for my profession, but I would NEVER brag on instastories with actual numbers how much I got on my account, how much my christmas bonus was etc, I'm never talking about it on social media (except for this comment lol) why it's bizzar... small business owners owning stores also never does it!!
@@Dolly19752 agreed. my family and my close friends talk about money often, but more so for financial advice rather than bragging in public. but it also depends on the person. i know a few children of UHNW families who are incredibly ostentatious about material possessions or lavish experiences, but even some of their siblings are super lowkey, you'd never guess.
I followed Amelia and Claire for so long and I even dropped out of school thinking I could live a life like theirs. What they do is completely irresponsible. Fortunately I saw through their BS in the last years and unfollowed a while ago.
Claire who?
Claire Michelle (plantifulsoul)
Do you know the time stamp where she talk about Claire? I have the Same story with Claire, i have a painting of hers hanging in my home but i feel weird looking at it now
@@lifesquixotic im not sure of a timestamp. But ricky is a founder of the company (u can see on the website) and I remember claire posting random things about kangen water saying it will cure everything.
The irony when this water MLM finally becomes over-saturated lmao
Since January of this year, I have been researching The Breakaway Movement and even joined it for a couple months to really get an idea of what goes on in the community.
It was worse than I ever could have expected, which is why I spent so long working on this video.
I hope that those who have come across this group can use this video (and the one about kangen water) to be able to make a more informed decision regarding whether or not this is something they want to join. I also hope other creators can use the information in this video to talk about it on their own platforms because more people talking about this means less people just getting the members one-sided description of the group & "opportunity."
If this video gets taken down, it’s because one or more of the members only want their one-sided description out there and feel threatened by someone exposing the things they probably know don’t make them look the best. Not my problem. Do good things and you won’t have to worry about people finding out about what you do.
And it would be a false take down because everything in this video falls under fair use and is within YT guidelines. But I wouldn’t put it past them to not read youtube policies or intentionally trying to get it taken down knowing it doesn’t break any rules. I’m really not that concerned about it though, I’d just re-upload it + redo whatever part was the “problem” in a different way.
I will be making a part 3 to this series eventually because I still have like 50 pages of notes and I wasn't able to fit some of the most horrible/disgusting or alarming things in this video but they really need to be talked about. That one will be shorter or maybe I'll just make a few in like a mini series style.
This video isn't really meant for BAM members who are deep into the group so I'm not really trying to convince you guys of anything- I think that would be futile- but I am 100% open and happy to have a conversation with any of y'all if you'd like! Preferably via IG DMs-that's easier than YT comments or email for me. If you wanna talk with me about anything related to this subject, DM me, I am more than willing to having a conversation with anybody w/ any opinions or experiences.
Or if you'd like to correct me on something I said in the video that is incorrect, I would greatly appreciate that & will add corrections below this ↓
(Sorry the live chat replay is off for this video- it says it's on in my video editor so I'm not sure why it's like that)
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Clarification: Just because I say women tend to be more naive doesn’t mean I am putting women down or being misogynistic or saying all women are naive and all men are logical and rational. (But also I just went back and realized I didn't use the word 'tend' in the video, it was in my script though so that's what I meant to say)
Either women tend to be more naive than men,
Men tend to be more naive than women,
Or it’s equal.
And I also should have clarified that that statment I was making was more situational because I think there are other situations where men tend to be more naive or think less rationally and more emotionally.
I also do not think it's a bad thing to think emotionally, I think emotional and rational thinking are both useful.
But I am totally open to being wrong so you can DM me if you wanna chat about it. I don't often read or respond to comments from videos that are not recent so a comment in response to this one will likely go unseen.
Correction: there’s 2 times in the video where I say “web class” but mean biz comp video
“In the web class, Aaliyah also says…” when talking about that vid and “Aaliyah says that in the web class out of nowhere…” in the ‘you are here for a reason’ part. Originally I had written out things I wanted to say about the web class w/ Aaliyah and Macy but then I thought they changed it to the biz comp one so I had to quickly redo that part of the video (leading to lazy work)… and while I was right about the fact that they had changed it.. even though I had seen the current web class w/ Molly + Zoe, I somehow thought at the time of filming that the biz comp one was the web class. I don’t know why- I had 100+ pages of notes, 1000+ screenshots so that probably contributes to the many little errors I made in the video & had to go back in and fix or will have to update here. I apologize for those and do not want to spread false of confusing info- but there was just so much info it was hard to keep track of everything.
Correction 2: When I talk about 350 members at the start of BAM at around 16.45, I don’t believe all of those people came over from CEO. Some did, but not all. Someone sent me some videos from Karen a while back where she talks about joining BAM and tells her downline that if they sign up to BAM before a certain time then they never have to pay the monthly membership- so I’m guessing the 350 individuals are everyone who signed up to BAM right at the beginning before it was like open to the public if that makes sense.
Correction 3: the 11.5 pH is used for reducing pesticides from produce, not the 2.5
Update: “Clarice” is no longer in BAM and has a platform called “We Soul Rich” which I believe is due to her transition away from new age spirituality and into Christianity.
Update to controversies part: They added a thing to the checkout area where you have to check a box acknowledging that you will be mentored by the person who you watched the webclass through- so that's good!
Clarification: One of the reasons I include things from people who aren’t really BAM members anymore is because when I started following these people in Jan/Feb… Macy hadn’t yet created FLM, Tara hadn’t yet created KYW, I didn’t know the founds of CCO were the founders of CCO because their content is so similar to BAM members except a little more anti-vax so I had a lot of info on these people that I wanted to talk about and felt was important to talk about regardless of whether or not they’re in BAM because it’s not really about BAM as a platform, it’s about the *actions* taken by these people who are all promoting the same things and doing the same stuff.
Something I had intended to clarify in my script but didn’t for whatever reason (probably forgot) was that, like I say in the video, it’s not like I think these people are sociopaths and don’t care about anyone else- BUT the problem is: they do have a lot of altruistic traits like being interested in sustainability and ethical practices and all that stuff and those qualities make people think that they couldn’t possibly ALSO be greedy and selfish and willing to do things to benefit them at the expense of others. People are not all good or all bad. I’m sure these people all have tons of good qualities and are very caring at certain times to certain people, but their actions do not *fully* reflect the values of who they portray themselves to be. Sometimes, even when presented with an opportunity that you believe could make you a MuLti SiX FiGuRe BuSiNeSs OwNeR, you don’t take it because you educate yourself on the business model and learn that you would be making that money at the expense of other people. That is why it is so important to understand that Enagic is an MLM and understand why that is a problem.
thank you Anna, i LOVE your channel, everything is so interesting: thank you
Do you mirror your content on any other platforms? You're pulling back the curtain here and lots of people are not going to like that. I'm actually kind of surprised this video has even lasted this 12 hours so far.
Thank you ❤️
Anna, you should pin this.
@@carl13579 thanks for letting me know! it always unpins it when i edit it :/
This influencer white savior hippie complex is completely gross as they cross so many boundaries and unfortunately have a huge following. I can't believe I only just found your channel. You got a new fan!
I refer to my mother in law as having white savior complex, and believe it or not she was a Mary Kay director!
So my freshmen year of college I was a huge fan of the “you” girl who goes by plantifulsoul. I was also in a major depressive crisis as I had just moved out of my home town. I remember watching one of her videos on her experience in Hawaii and breaking down. I called my mom hyperventilating and crying because I felt like I was doing it all wrong and that I could be living this life in Hawaii and being happy... if my mom were different (or weren’t there) maybe she would have encouraged me to drop out or maybe I would’ve made the choice myself. Maybe I would’ve bought into this shit and gotten into huge amounts of debt. I’m probably in the same amount of debt now that I would’ve been if I chose that lifestyle but the difference is that I get mental health help for cheap on campus, I have a job lined up for me that is sustainable and altruistic (nursing). And I am the best mentally I have been in a long time. I can’t imagine how differently my life would’ve gone if I tried to follow plantiful soul’s scheme....
Nursing is amazing. And it lets you pursue your hobbies since you only work 3 days a week! U got this!
I’m so happy for you and I’m rooting for you!!!! You’ve got this!
Shes a con artist. She scammed my small business and when I called her out she sent me the most bullshit gaslightint voice memo calling me "angel" and using the word "light" far too much. Be happy with the path you chose
@@JaggedBeauty how did she scam your small business? I wanna know the tea lol
@@StayAtHomeMonica we were suppose to do a collaboration. She chose a ton of products and I had them expressed out to her. I was suppose to receive photos. Nothing. No response. When I reached out all I received was a horrible voice memo
When you said that they are "trying to sell a movement, I mean a product," that was a great punch line. Also, all of the subtle shade is great.
I started watching this video, not out of interest for BAM (I had never even heard of it before now), but out of love for you. And then, I was hooked. I have spent YEARS dreaming of living the life that those girls are living. I felt that my spirituality was challenged because I wasn't "financially free" and because I can't afford to travel, let alone live abroad. Its so dumb, but I completely lost touch with my spirituality because I just knew that a life on Bali eating fruit that's accessible year round is not possible. I can't believe I let myself get to this point. I don't want to get too rambly, but my point is this: By making this video, you have reminded me that their lives are unrealistic to the majority, not just me. I can be spiritual and live in Wisconsin. I can be spiritual and struggle with mental health disorders. I can be spiritual and work hard for my money. Thank you SO much for making this video. I don't think this is at all what your intention was by making this, but just know that this video has singlehandedly pushed me back into a place of wanting to practice my spirituality again - in the comfort of my small Wisconsin apartment. ❤️
I love the realization you had. I am commenting because I was straight triggered by your comment as I am a hard working entrepreneur not in an MLM living in Bali who has struggled with mental illness. So I just wanted to say hi and also it’s possible without Kangen water pyramid schemes! I hope you’re well and that you’re loving your life in Wisconsin. I haven’t been there but heard it’s beautiful
Wow...your story you shared was so powerful. Thank you for having the courage to do so.
I'm so glad to hear you've rediscovered your spirituality. A connection to something bigger is for all of us who want it. I'm very poor, disabled, and only eat junk food. But I feel like a millionaire because I feel so fortunate to be connected to something that transcends the body. And is our human inheritance.
Forgot to add that I also struggle from many mental disorders. And there is no shame in that. And I also know that doesn't make me any less of a person. In fact, spirituality can be tempered bye emotional suffering. It strengthens the blade of our souls.
BRAVO !!!!
You know you have potential for doing greater things in Jesus name!
For some reason, when you keep saying 2A, 6A, etc....this makes me think of Scientology......Creepy
I have never understood an English spoken paragraph less than what Julie was saying
I love intellectual, well researched topics like these. Also really love how you don't try to change pitch and tone of your voice to insinuate or demean anyone but just are presenting what you know and facts you found out. This is the best way to make anyone listen, by not provoking them. Love it 👍👍❤️❤️
P.S. If you are looking for any other deep dive stuff, K-Pop or K beauty industry or the multiple step beauty routines could be one. The dark side of body positivity movement could also be a topic.
"Also really love how you don't try to change pitch and tone of your voice to insinuate or demean anyone"
This is one of my favorite things about Anna's videos. She doesn't feel compelled - or is highly resistant to the desire - to manipulate the viewer.
Azzy you obviously didn’t hear all the quotes she read out 😅
@@ej9454 I slightly regretted my comment which was made halfway through. Definitely some of the "can you believe they said this" stuff creeping in.
Nah kpop and the kbeauty industry is a too complex subject if she works alone, it would take her years. And she would need to actually speak the language to even get closer to an interesting result.
@@azzgunther but I do think that was in the right place though. Like those girls actually do talk like that. Just look up the Instagram pages of all these BAM girls and you'll realise she isn't insinuating it, they actually speak this way. That's what makes it even more scary and weird for me.
YESS. This needs to be spread!! I know a few people who have been a part of bam (including me) who never got something out of it. + the strategies they use are really manipulativ...
Andrea Josefine Yoga did you get a high quality kangen machine out of it?
This group 🧠 🧼 everyone
I used to be a technician for Enagic. What a ridiculous company.
You should make a video about your experience lmao I’m being serious this company is super weird to me and a lot of people and I would give you a view if you dropped a video on what working there was like
would love to hear more, I am a kangen investor myself...
I've missed your sense of nuance, Anna. We need your logic, calm reasoning and critical thinking skills in this divided, polarized world.
Lol, you should honestly cover Herbalife. That was/is a larger MLM than this,
Amber Katie prettt sure everyone knows herballife is a MLM, No one knew Breakaway Movement was oneAnd she investigated and found out it was one. That’s the hype of this vid xD
I agree.Lot of people covered Herbal life. I heard about BAM from another creater but anna does cover a lot more about it.
> Channel recommended
> Instantly notice this is a great essayist
> Sees it's a two hour video
Fuck. Yes.
Edit:
> This is the second part with part one also being two hours.
I don't like that the almighty UA-cam algorithm haven't recommended this channel to me before, but I am SO glad it recommend it at all. I know I'm going to love this channel.
I have a boring ass job and went to college.
You know what I also do? Make money in my sleep! because college thought me one thing: INVEST.
So I invested a bunch of my salary on safe stock options and just put a downpayment to my own apartment.
My mum did the same in her day, she has passed now, but she invested in real state and now I have a reliable, disposable income thanks to her AS WELL.
AND I STILL HAVE A NORMAL JOB BECAUSE I LOOOOVE MY ROUTINE AND WHAT I DO.
Dani I would LOVE to learn about investing, can you recommend any reading please? :)
The Space Between same
I'd also like to hear your recommendations
Zirrnorseman there’s an app called wealth trade. You can look into it and build a portfolio, there’s penny stocks etc.
While it's sound financial advice and will probably lead to a personally prosperous life, there really isn't an ethical way to engage with capitalism. And the more you invest the more you empower it.
75% of species on earth are endangered due to human meddling in their climates/overfarming/trophy hunting. Climate change is already having disastrous effects on the entire world.
What I'm getting at from this aside is something that's bugged me for a while. Currently I work full time and save my money until I can decide what to do with it. I live well within my means.
But something in my gut tells me that if I start investing and building wealth I'll also me morally implicated in whatever damage my invested money ends up enabling in the world, however indirectly. In an even more abstract way, the more money I commit to my own growth, the more I buy in to a capitalist system, the more I feel I become responsible for perpetuating a system which is unambiguously destroying the world.
It's not like I think my impact on the world will be to individually end a species or cause an oil spill or something like that. It's more of a moral consistency thing. If I start using the capitalist system I often criticize as a tool to elevate myself, can I justify continuing to criticize it? With ever dollar I invest, don't I become an infinitesimally larger part of the problem? Is there ethical consumption under capitalism? Is the existence of wealth itself immoral?
These are the kinds of concerns that stop me from investing my money much more than a desire to break out of 9-5 cycle or whatever. I don't really mind that. What scares me most is reaching old age and realizing my existence on this planet did more harm than good. And being out of time to rebalance those scales.
Thanks!
I have to (and hate to) admit, watching this makes me really wish it were a legitimate business venture. To sell water machines and get rich/travel the world is really the dream. But even if I were a generic, pretty influencer living in Hawaii, where I actually would have a shot at being somewhat successful (because aesthetics), I wouldn’t ever be able to live with myself doing something so scammy.
right! its a very appealing lifestyle so it makes sense that people are attracted to it
“I run over a toad with my car...life is happening for me” JESUS CHRIST 😂😂😂
Most hardworking UA-camr I have come across. Amazing work, I’ve been waiting for something this detailed on BAM