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I really like this analogy, especially if you go deep on "drug trafficking," -- a corrupted, but not "wholly corrupt" activity that has potential to be legitimi
by jrm4 3y ago
I really like this analogy, especially if you go deep on "drug trafficking," -- a corrupted, but not "wholly corrupt" activity that has potential to be legitimized and thus there may be a need to consider something other than "legal annihilation."
(as in bootlegging was also once drug-trafficking)
- nonameking2026 3y agoThe government/big pharma just have a monopoly on drug trafficking. Heroin bad/Codeine good. Prozac good/marijuana bad. etc...
- jrm4 3y agoMy point exactly; Yes, "crypto" is useful for many presently illegal activities, but on its face, it is arguably "morally neutral," so you can reasonably throw it in with "encryption," "anonymity" etc -- potentially dangerous techs that the bad guys CAN use, but also important for freedom in the face of authortarianism.