Yes, but most people using the term don't know their defitition, so knowing the correct definition is of limited usefulness.
Ponzi is for Investments that offer high returns, by marking the principal as gains.
Pyramid schemes sell stuff, through a pyramid of salesmen. Each one earns a percentage of the revenue of his underlings and is encouraged to recruit more underlings.
Operating nodes is expensive, offers no reward, and comes with a serious legal risk.
This won't stop the NSA from operating a few.
I assume that a significant portion of Tor nodes is run by intelligence agencies. If they control all nodes used for a connection(i believe three are used), they can probably piece together what connections a user is having.
Lots of people say that we shouldn't be ignoring troublesome topics. I disagree.
Exposure and anger won't fix anything. It'll only degrade our quality of Life.
It's just like reading about plane crashes won't get us anywhere ( unless it's part of your job)
I think unwanted children are the worst. lets put aside that the family won't be happy. It's these children that will cause trouble, populate prisons. They'll be an absolute drag on society. It's not even they're fault. Growing up without love is tough
Since mobile gaming has died for me anyway, i have no reason to browse the store.
For what I use it for, it's fine. It has the apps i need and updates them.
If it's a bad decision, the fediverse will move on without fragile instances like beehaw. If it's a good decision, beehaw will be even better from now on.
Just wait and see. The invisible hand of the free market will set things right!
To all the people here ranting about monetary debt: its not an issue. Money isn't designed to hold value in the long term. It's a feature, not a bug.
It's just really unfortunate for those who play the game as if money were an asset. It's meant for transactions, not for storage.