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by hinkley 1894 days ago
The only legal difference between an MLM and a Ponzi scheme is that the MLM has a product. It might be closer to the truth to say startups bear a large resemblance to MLMs.

There are a lot of anti-MLM people who think they should just be called Ponzi schemes. I'm on the fence about the terminology, but I think both should be illegal at any rate.