That's true to earn from MLM you need to have a good public relation skill you need to be an excellent presenter and have a magnetic personality, if you are just a follower you need to be in a good team so they can help you earn also, You have a chance in MLM than gambling you don't need skill in gambling even if you have the skill you will still rely on luck, there's no similarity in gambling and MLM you can be successful in MLM but in gambling its unlikely.
So by using MLM, we can benefit more than gambling but it also depends on what MLM we choose because not all MLM can provide benefits. But I rarely see that many people can make a lot of profit because those at the lower levels make nothing. In addition, most MLM products are expensive, and few people can afford them. So the MLM target is people who are in the upper middle class. If MLM products could be more affordable, especially to the lower classes of society, maybe many people would feel the benefits.
I can't deny that there are other MLMs that have a good system that they apply and their products are also good. And even most of them have a wellness theme, which makes you profitable, even improves your health. But in Gambling it is not like that, the income increases when you enter a game whether it is online or not.
Thru hard work, yes you can make money in MLM. They will offer you the starter kit and it's up to you to will keep on moving up by inviting more people into the scheme or you just stay lazy, use the product and be the consumer.
Gambling is different as some games are based on luck (house system) while others increase the chance to make money thru analysis (sports).
There's no luck base in MLM because you need to prove it's a legitimate scheme and then you DIY.
I guess you keep on thinking they are the same because of the risk that surrounds them.
Indeed, I agree with you, my friend, in what you mentioned, maybe the others can say that MLM is like gambling because if you don't succeed in joining MLM and you don't earn anything, you also lose like betting on a gamble, it's like that's what they mean. This is just my own understanding.