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chain-referral scheme

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A quick definition of chain-referral scheme:

A chain-referral scheme, also known as a pyramid scheme, is a type of scam where people are promised compensation for bringing in new members to the scheme. The more people they bring in, the more money they can make. However, these schemes are illegal in most states because they rely on constantly recruiting new members to pay off earlier members, and eventually, the scheme collapses, leaving many people with nothing. It's important to be cautious of any scheme that promises easy money for little effort.

A more thorough explanation:

A chain-referral scheme is a type of pyramid scheme where a person pays to join a program and receives compensation for introducing new people to the program. The person also receives compensation when those new people introduce others to the program. This creates a chain of people who are all paying to join and trying to recruit others to join as well.

For example, let's say John pays $100 to join a chain-referral scheme. He is then encouraged to recruit others to join the program and is promised a commission for each person he brings in. If John recruits Jane, he will receive a commission when she pays to join. If Jane then recruits Tom, John will also receive a commission when Tom pays to join. This continues down the chain, with each person trying to recruit others to join and earn commissions.

Chain-referral schemes are illegal in most states because they are considered a form of fraud. They rely on constantly recruiting new members to keep the scheme going, and eventually, there are not enough new members to sustain it. This means that most people who join a chain-referral scheme will lose money, while only a few at the top of the chain will make a profit.

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I learned today the term fight fire with fire comes from the early day of fire fighting when departments would just bulldoze buildings and then burn them in an attempt to stop a fire from spreading. So to stop fire from burning shit they would burn down other buildings in a more violent and destructive way thus lowering the fires moral so much it refuses to spread and work.
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:51
that's like basically how wildland firefighting still works
I did wildland and most of the time it was controlled burns but it is pretty funny to imagine doing that in a city/neighborhood.
Dkk
8:52
The Santa Ana winds kinda helped with that because it pushed the fire back to where it had already burned despite the news media saying everything was going to get worse like the idiots they are.
Cant imagine being the guy to be like "hey so to keep your neighbors house from burning down we are going to bulldoze yours and then catch it on fire"
lilypadfrog
8:55
buddy you can either stay in or get out but we’re bulldozing this
lilypadfrog
8:55
someone brought cake to the work breakroom today
lilypadfrog
8:56
they will tell you 9 AM is too early to eat cake but they are wrong
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:56
guys it's my bday!
lilypadfrog
8:56
happy birthday!!!
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:56
i was going to go get myself a nice little coffee but the shop is closed because when it snows here everyone freaks out
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:56
thanks lily!!!!
lilypadfrog
8:56
that’s probably why there was cake in my break room. someone knew it was your birthday
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:57
exactly
GreyCeaselessMammoth
8:57
have some for me
I guess you now have to go buy alcohol now to celebrate
lilypadfrog
8:57
come here I’ll share
And for my bday a couple days ago all I got was a baby with bubble gut lol
lilypadfrog
8:58
baby and your dream law school I think those are good presents
lilypadfrog
8:59
happy bday to you too my friend
8:59
malewoods mentioned
Yeah they were all a week or so early but still pretty chill, people with January Bdays are generally the best. Just saying
@Eggan: YES! that is who it was, horny over people getting As
GreyCeaselessMammoth
9:00
yeah bulb, i've noticed that too
9:01
i wonder what happened to him but he was so annoying
lilypadfrog
9:01
I’m always wahoowa-ing in his honor
lilypadfrog
9:02
I think that’s probably why I haven’t heard anything from UVA. Yeah I didn’t write a why UVA but they can probably feel how much I say wahoowa
wahoowa
it is too damn cold
lilypadfrog
9:03
jajaja
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