Indeed, it was the realization of his political ideals, no matter how wacky they may seem. He created a market place which was available as a tor hidden servic

Indeed, it was the realization of his political ideals, no matter how wacky they may seem. He created a market place which was available as a tor hidden service. It was primarily a website and a communications hub, this makes it a kind of meta-criminal enterprise where he enabled other criminals to sell often illegal drugs, though there was apparently much more. The stated political goal at the time with using a website was to reduce violence at the time of a transaction. By that alone it was clearly more than a website.