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<p>Kiara Aceves felt a little lost after graduating high school. She didn’t know what her next steps would be until she was presented with a “life-changing opportunity” to join a multilevel marketing company. The U.S. had <a href="https://wfdsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sales-Seller-2020-Report-Final.pdf">more than 16 million MLM sellers</a> in 2019, and most of them will likely end up <a href="https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/aarp_foundation/2018/pdf/AARP%20Foundation%20MLM%20Research%20Study%20Report%2010.8.18.pdf">breaking even or losing money</a>. But Kiara quickly became the exception to the rule — or at least, that&#8217;s what she thought.</p> <p>For more &#8220;This Is Uncomfortable,&#8221; <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/comfort/">subscribe to our newsletter</a>! This week, Reema runs down her favorite episodes so far and tells us what video game is getting her through the pandemic. <a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/marketplace-tiu">Here’s the latest issue</a>, in case you missed it.</p> <p><em>&#8220;This Is Uncomfortable&#8221; is Reema Khrais, Megan Detrie, Hayley Hershman, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin and Marque Greene.</em></p>