Pyramid scheme: Difference between revisions

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=== The "eight ball" model ===

[[File:Airplane game.svg|thumb|The "eight-ball" model contains a total of fifteen members. Note that it is ana instancerepresentation of anthe [[arithmetic progression]] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15. The pyramid scheme in the picture in contrast is a [[geometric progression]] 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15.]]

Many pyramids are more sophisticated than the simple model. These recognize that recruiting a large number of others into a scheme can be difficult, so a seemingly simpler model is used. In this model each person must recruit two others, but the ease of achieving this is offset because the depth required to recoup any money also increases. The scheme requires a person to recruit two others, who must each recruit two others, and so on.