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The worst thing about the enshittified Internet is that government sites used to have the old free spirit of the 'net, whereas now they are as bad or worse than
by User23 3y ago
The worst thing about the enshittified Internet is that government sites used to have the old free spirit of the 'net, whereas now they are as bad or worse than the commercial crap.
For example, even in the late '90s you could still access the research reports on the DEA website. One of the more memorable ones was about the "Bay Area Organization" that their chemists determined was the source of virtually all LSD-25 sold in the North American market. Furthermore, the distribution network was found to travel with Grateful Dead shows. Another interesting observation in the report was that this organization was impossible to infiltrate, because unlike the narcotics traffickers who were money motivated, the Bay Area Organization appeared to be made up of true believers who wanted to share psychedelics for spiritual or mystical reasons rather than commercial gain. Needless to say this information isn't in any way surprising to anyone who was there, but that level of transparency from a three letter agency on the Internet is utterly unthinkable today.
I wouldn't be surprised if some former members of the "Bay Area Organization" read this site. If any of you are, I hope that you are writing memoirs and will please publish them at a time you find prudent.