An Attention Span Ponzi Scheme is a system of recruitment of people to pay attention to a topic. People recruited to the topic are then encouraged to drag in the attention spans of others.
The entire system collapses when everyone realizes that the topic is bankrupt of value to be discussed in the first place.
Examples of Attention Span Ponzi Schemes include chain letters, time-wasting Facebook applications, and any social reference group that is based on recruiting others to participate or play for the subject to have sustained interest.
Bubba Joe: So then I licked Sarah's pussy clean while Jane ate my asshole. And while all of this was going on, Mary Ann rode my rock hard cock like a nympho on steroids. But that's not it, cuz I also had Gina rubbing her titties on my body while I grabbed Rhonda and Taylor's breasts. Plus, the dozen other girls were masturbating and having multi-orgasms until the break of dawn.
Jacky Keith: Did you say something? I was listening to Easy Street.
Bubba Joe: You pathetic fuck. You have the attention span of an anti-sex addict on Pornhub.