Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns may not be working

Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by simonh on Monday February 05, 2018 @08:21AM (#16308562)

I get that you don't like religion, but how is it a pyramid scheme where e.g. Humanism, political beliefs, a love of Country Music, or any one of a million other beliefs or preferences aren't? It seems to me to be an extraordinarily specific and weak claim.

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by fpig on Monday February 05, 2018 @08:23AM (#16308569)

Because the followers are supposed to make kids and recruit them into the church at the earliest possible age. They don't want it to be about preference, they want to "lock them in" before they start thinking for themselves. This is literally a part of the catholic religion, you're expected to try to have children and expected to recruit them.

It is not a part of any of your examples.

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by simonh on Monday February 05, 2018 @10:32AM (#16309345)

Teaching children your culture is a pyramid selling scheme? Got it.

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by AstralStorm on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:45PM (#16310460)

Religion is not the same as culture, and definitely is not the entirety of it. Nor should be.

Anabaptist out of Christian sects had the right idea in my opinion.

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