It seems to me that pyramid schemes like this are orthogonal to many other types of schemes, particularly in politics and entertainment, where the buy is someti

It seems to me that pyramid schemes like this are orthogonal to many other types of schemes, particularly in politics and entertainment, where the buy is sometimes primarily time but the end result is the same, a waste of resources which was supposed to result in happiness or achievement, that only benefited the charismatic SOB's at the top.