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I used to be Mormon, I think Mormon culture is the main reason. This article seems to describe the reasons well: https://religionnews.com/2017/06/20/10-reasons-

• tomrod 4y ago
  Likewise. All negative or positive aspects of the religion aside, the geographical aspect to Mormon congregations build affinity networks quickly. This is both an asset (it can integrate you into a community quickly) while also being a liability (more MLM and Ponzi schemes). I learned this weekend this geographic designation for local congregations is shared among the Amish, where congregation (to my understanding and happy to be corrected) are between 20-40 families.
  • ciphol 4y ago
    Do the Amish, or Hasidic Jews or whoever, have lots of MLMs and Ponzi schemes?
    • pseudo0 4y ago
      Bernie Madoff is the classic example, his affinity fraud targeted wealthy Jewish individuals, foundations, and charities. In terms of relative frequency though, good question. Utah is an oddity where state-level stats are a decent estimate for Mormons, given the 70% membership. It would be harder to get equivalent stats for Jewish or Amish communities.
• everybodyknows 4y ago
  Somewhat OT, but that web site is quite a find: No clickbait, no discernible slant to the content, equal billing for "Unaffiliated / Atheist" https://religionnews.com/category/faith/unaffiliated-atheism/ https://religionnews.com/category/faith/unaffiliated-atheism...