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Comment by tzs

1 day ago

> This is what we actually call a Ponzi scheme

I don't see how a Ponzi scheme involving paying to reserve a future product is even possible. One of us does not understand what "Ponzi scheme" means.

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runtime_terror  1 day ago

I think is more just traditional fraud

moogly  1 day ago

One might argue (successfully, I'm not sure) that the influencer referral link program was a form of Ponzi scheme.

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