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Re: Pyramid Schemes
"Timothy C. May" <[email protected]> writes:
> I deleted the original spam, but from my brief glance at it, it may have
> been more of a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme than a simple
> pyramid...something about selling mailing list services. And of course MLMs
> are mostly protected, else Amway, Herbalife, Avon, and all the other such
> MLMs would not survive.
>
> But I have a more radical view: pyramid schemes should not be illegal.
Surprisingly, I agree with Timmy on this one. MLM's/pyramid schemes fit
so well into the general American stupidity and the belief in getting
something for nothing.
> (And there are ways that cryptography allows "crypto-pyramids," though I
> doubt many crypto-savvy folks would participate.)
I think the following would be a worthwhile cypherpunks project: design the
anonymous infrastructure to allow those who wants to participate in MMF-like
pyramid schemes on the Internet to do so without bothering anyone.
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