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by InclinedPlane 2619 days ago
No, it's not. A pyramid scheme works with net zero productivity. It's just a rearrangement of resources, that's it.

Life is a resource network. There is production, and consumption. Economically people contribute to the economy and are paid money which is used to "take" goods and services back out of the economy. This is very different from a pyramid scheme.