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> ... for now It bears repeating explicitly I think: you're not working against today's analysis tools, you're working against whatever analysis tools exist fa

by oldkn 5y ago

> ... for now It bears repeating explicitly I think: you're not working against today's analysis tools, you're working against whatever analysis tools exist far into the future, since everything is recorded for eternity.

viro 5y ago
> whatever analysis tools exist far into the future only as far as statute of limitations. figuring out the crime after that point is not a risk ... but it does put a target on your back
- SkyBelow 5y ago
  These can be changed and you can be charged under other crimes which may have different statue of limitations. When the government decides they want you in prison, it doesn't particularly care how it does so. Tax evasion, drug trafficking, funding terrorism, CSA changes, weapons smuggling, or RICO or country equivalent, they'll use which ever seems easiest to get you. For a buyer, this isn't as big of a deal because you won't have that level of target on your back, but for anyone running a marketplace I don't think statute of limitations will protect you once they figure out who you are.
jjk166 5y ago
I don't think many people become drug dealers by worrying about the hypothetical effects their decisions might have on them in 10 years.
- mywittyname 5y ago
  They do if they want to stay tf out of prison. From what I've seen, success in this industry is predicated upon planning, caution, and constantly thinking of ways that people are going to screw you over.
  - jjk166 5y ago
    If your first thought when making decisions was "what won't send me to prison" you probably wouldn't be engaging in criminal enterprise in the first place. Most people who break the law do so because they either don't consider the consequences or accept the rewards as justifying the risks. And plenty of criminals go to prison because they judged wrong. That those who are successful for long periods of time buck this trend is just survivor bias.
- therealcamino 5y ago
  Well, it's true that the official manual contains mostly short-term, actionable recommendations, but some of them do have the goal of avoiding long-term consequences. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ

by oldkn 5y ago

viro 5y ago

> whatever analysis tools exist far into the future only as far as statute of limitations. figuring out the crime after that point is not a risk ... but it does put a target on your back

SkyBelow 5y ago
These can be changed and you can be charged under other crimes which may have different statue of limitations. When the government decides they want you in prison, it doesn't particularly care how it does so. Tax evasion, drug trafficking, funding terrorism, CSA changes, weapons smuggling, or RICO or country equivalent, they'll use which ever seems easiest to get you. For a buyer, this isn't as big of a deal because you won't have that level of target on your back, but for anyone running a marketplace I don't think statute of limitations will protect you once they figure out who you are.

jjk166 5y ago

I don't think many people become drug dealers by worrying about the hypothetical effects their decisions might have on them in 10 years.

mywittyname 5y ago
They do if they want to stay tf out of prison. From what I've seen, success in this industry is predicated upon planning, caution, and constantly thinking of ways that people are going to screw you over.
- jjk166 5y ago
  If your first thought when making decisions was "what won't send me to prison" you probably wouldn't be engaging in criminal enterprise in the first place. Most people who break the law do so because they either don't consider the consequences or accept the rewards as justifying the risks. And plenty of criminals go to prison because they judged wrong. That those who are successful for long periods of time buck this trend is just survivor bias.
therealcamino 5y ago
Well, it's true that the official manual contains mostly short-term, actionable recommendations, but some of them do have the goal of avoiding long-term consequences. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ