I think the reason they aren't just going with that is that the model is freemium and they dont expect a lot of the potential users to ever pay any signup fees or anything.
The referral program is optional, just another revenue option. Those with 2000 Facebook friends will make a killing. Everyone else won't even notice the hidden option.
Nothing to lose, $$$$$$$$$ to gain. The referral program is already game-proof. Easy money. No Risk. Yours to lose.
I can see it now. Little 14 year olds starting network marketing empires between classes (tell me that won't make the evening news) (
VIRAL). Trading pokeymen, I mean Artist Coins, and getting their friends to sign up because it is cool.. This is little Billy's first crypto. and you don't want to let him start a business? Tell me what other crypto could hold a kids interest for more than 5 seconds. DOn't deprive the yourh.
Adoption is the name of the game, and I don't see any 14 year olds even opening a bitshares wallet
This is Graphene crypto for the youth of america. this is dogecoin2.0 if BTS is bitcoin2.0
don't skimp on the meat.
What do you want for christmas Sally?
$100 busks to start a business? WTF?
"Please mommy, all the other kids are doing it"
I dare you to show me lower hanging fruit. This option is alteady coded, all we have to do is "not delete the option" (wow that was hard)
or we can just delete this option to teach our youth that individual capitalist enterprises are for suckers when the state is willing to take care of them.
Wasn't one of our goals to funnel/educate people/groups/kids into BitShares?