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Passive Income Autopsy

The docket

Every income claim we have examined, with its verdict and cause of death. Each autopsy states the claim at full strength, runs it against primary evidence with access-dated citations, and ends with what would change the verdict.

All autopsies

  1. AUTOPSY #0012026-07-18
    We Read 70 MLM Income Disclosures So You Don't Have To

    VerdictMLM participation is a documented net cost for most participants, not passive income.

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  2. AUTOPSY #0022026-07-18
    The 97% Club: What Happened to Every Day Trader in an Entire Market

    VerdictAmong traders who persisted 300-plus sessions, 97% lost money — persistence measurably did not convert into a living.

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  3. AUTOPSY #0032026-07-18
    Start a Blog, Earn in Months, They Said. The Survey Says 21 of Them.

    VerdictThe best available survey puts a blog's first dollar at ~21 months, and independent base rates say most pages never get traffic at all.

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  4. AUTOPSY #0042026-07-18
    The Average Etsy Seller Grosses $156 a Month. Before Etsy's Cut.

    VerdictThe mean active Etsy seller grosses ~$156/month before a 24.2% platform take, on a contracting marketplace, with no documented zero-labor path.

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