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The narrative being pushed here is "its bad that techbros can order drugs with the same convenience as they order pizza". I say narrative being pushed because
by IIAOPSW 7y ago
The narrative being pushed here is "its bad that techbros can order drugs with the same convenience as they order pizza".
I say narrative being pushed because this is taken as a given. Would it have been better if Mr. Kroll was doing things the old fashion way, face to face in a back alley with potentially violent rabble? Would it make the news? Would the DA be bragging about it? I think not.
- girvo 7y agoThe bigger thing I’m annoyed at here is that “Mike’s Candyshop” isn’t anything new. It’s how the drug industry is run in basically every place that doesn’t have “open air” drug markets. Yes, even the level of organisation that they’re talking about. A decade ago when I was still a heroin addict, I’d have it delivered to my house within a few hours of a single text message, any day of the week, from the afternoon through til early morning.
- dwoozle 7y agoIn every market in human history, increased convenience has led to increased transaction volumes.
- Scoundreller 7y agoAnd fewer fatal transactions.
- celticninja 7y agoI think you are wrong. But an all encompassing statement like that is probably easy to disprove. However I will limit my response to drug use specifically. https://www.rand.org/news/press/2018/12/21.html https://www.rand.org/news/press/2018/12/21.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL5730185 https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/...