The site 434u.com claims it is not a pyramid scheme because it does not take your money. Money is compensation for labor. If they enlist tens of thousands to sit on computers and view advertisements and convert others to also view advertisements and pull in more converts, they don't need money. They have free labor supplied by all these people who have to put in a lot of time before they'll see any return.
And that's just if it's actually possible to meet the $5000 deductible and actually earn money from 434u.
And that's if they give you actual money, rather than some funny internet money... some sort of 434u store credit for products and/or services not yet revealed.
This is in response to a reply a 434u member received when he asked the level above him how and when he'd start seeing his money... the selling point 434u uses to recruit new members.
"the first 5000$ has to be used on the site to generate the internal engine.you'll be able to buy stuff for the site and it will make it that much better.after that they mail you a visa debit card and money goes directly into that card account every month.in terms of how everyone gets paid.well the admin obviously gets paid the most.after that the executives and founders are paid at the same bracket.then the cofounders are paid a little less but still a lot.there are about 7 tiers at which people make money,the lowest being a gold member makes about 500$/month based upon a 2% membership of fb.all the original members are paid 70% of the revenue generated by advertising,music uploads,etc.everyone is paid to keep the site safe and secure.if you have any questions bud go to joanna allens blog on sam powers 434u schooling.talk to you later!"
There's that other requirement. 2% membership of Facebook. One of the reasons 434u members try so damn hard to recruit more members is to meet a membership target of 2% total membership of Facebook.
Is that 2% of Facebook's total membership NOW, or in an ongoing basis? If Facebook is growing at an exponentially faster rate than 434u, it will be hard to meet that 2%. The actual number needed to meet 2% of Facebook would presumably be increasing as time goes on - far faster than 434u can convince people to join and promote a social network based on hustling and lies.
The original members make their cash off of all these people visiting page after page after page on 434u with banner ads displayed.
... the pay structure outlined above - classic pyramid.
The reference to the site being kept "safe and secure" is obviously satirical, as there are times you can sign onto 434u and the database will be so scrambled it will log you into a completely different user's account. (More on that next post.)