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

Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by yorwba on Monday February 05, 2018 @11:47AM (#16309975)

Maybe an education pyramid scheme? You receive training in useful skills, but only if you keep teaching your newly acquired knowledge to multiple other people.

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by uoaei on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:27AM (#16315207)

This sounds like an interesting way to disseminate a lot of incorrect "facts" very quickly with almost no traceability.

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by yorwba on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @10:24AM (#16316782)

You mean like a chain letter? Usually, incorrect "facts" aren't incentivizing enough on their own to keep sharing them, which is why most of those viral memes spread quickly and die out quickly.

I was thinking more in terms of a long-term commitment that provides enough benefits on its own to offset the time and effort spent by each participant on spreading it to others.

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