Value and price

Magic money

It is remarkable how you can steal from the stupid by setting up a pyramid selling scheme. There are always going to be naïve individuals that haven’t encountered these scams yet. Hence the adage ‘there is one born every minute’ is very real indeed as more people turn adult each day. The principal idea is to create a feeling that if you do not join you will miss the once in a lifetime opportunity taking you to eternal prosperity. You do not need a good product, you do not need a worthwhile service, all you require is something consumable, an everyday item that many people use. The money is not made through the distribution of the item as that is merely a distraction. The main wealth is gained by collecting large joining fees from the new members of the network. The fools join the pyramids whereas the clever ones start them.

I recall one instance where there was a ‘women’s empowerment opportunity’. People would chuck in a fair wedge and have their name added to a list. The husbands joined in too, in their droves, by sneakily using their wives’ name. Once some 15 or so have been snared, then you get to start your own list. “Why or why don’t you just start a list off yourself?”, I tell them. “Oh, that is not allowed”. “What? they started that one you clown.”