If the pyramid isn't fair, how else should it work? Those at the bottom (newcomers) will earn right away?
Looking past, those that are at the top used to be at the bottom of the pyramid. They also did hard work and then those that they've recruited have done a good job. So they end up getting more referral rewards without doing that much. This is something that you'll here from an MLM promoter. "Those that are at the top were once at the bottom. Start your own pyramid now and be the upline of the new ones." or something like "It's not too late to start your own pyramid."
There are even MLM promoters that say that you don't have to do anything at all. You can just sit down and then you'll earn money. That's pretty unrealistic unless you've established your network already. But you can't earn money by just sitting down if you just joined their network.
All these MLM crap are causing me head aches.
My personal preference is everyone having a percentage of overall profits. Basically the payment system Captain Ahab's ship, The Pequod, used in the book Moby Dick.
With set wages, there isn't much incentive for people to work harder or smarter.
If someone is paid $7 an hour, they're paid the same whether they work hard or slack off.
There isn't much incentive for them to work in the best interests of their employer.
Being paid a percentage of overall profits could give people incentive to do their job better as their wage is tied to the overall well being of the parent organization.
MLM's tend to mirror the executive format of fortune 500 companies in some ways, which could be said to reinforce wealth and wage inequality as CEO's are often paid exponentially more than they should for the amount of work they do.
MLM's might also be said to reward seniority more than hard work, which could in turn reinforce the type of glass ceiling which prevents deserving people from being promoted past a certain point.
The way MLM's are structured isn't as fair or balanced as they could be imo.
But like I said from the beginning, this is my personal preference. I'm sure there are those who disagree & have their own views.
(Just leave away from HYIP/MLM) 
