Even if you haven't received a thoughtful invite yourself, there is no question someone close to you has been hit with a DM with an invitation to join a pyramid scheme.

They come from our former friends, our distant relatives, and even the commenters on these articles (seriously, don't click on any of those links about earning $15,000 a month posted by an illiterate bot). Whether they're attempting to sell leggings, eyelashes or Herbalife, these poor souls actually think they are the CEOs of their own company, despite never seeing actual profit themselves. They seem undeniably proud of what they're doing, and they have no remorse in trying to attract more people into their ridiculous schemes.

You might as well buy an NFT, because you're never gonna see that money again. Below are 12 of the funniest posts submitted to the subreddit /r/AntiMLM where people openly mock the cringeworthy networking messages they've received from random moms and former high school classmates.