RE: The real hive ecosystem, isn't a triangle but a pentagon! Believe it or not.

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Yes and no. A referral program could only work of there would also be support for the onboarders.
If not they wouldn't stay long.
It is a difficult balance reward people for attracting new people. In a way each new subscriber does bring added value so the reward is implicit due to the fact that this should increase the value.