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>they bend the curve Upwards. Second order effects of schemes like prohibition are much worse than the original problems. It's also not quite analogous to th
by rjbwork 3y ago
>they bend the curve
Upwards. Second order effects of schemes like prohibition are much worse than the original problems.
It's also not quite analogous to the ransomware prohibition, because it's more akin to a prisoner's dilemma, and there's no inherent desire to pay ransomware criminals in the human psyche like there is to alter consciousness.
- edgyquant 3y ago> Second order effects of schemes like prohibition are much worse than the original problems. There are loads of countries that have illegalized alcohol and not devolved into levels of organized crime that the US did. Specifically, nearly every Muslim nation on earth. I feel this one example is way overplayed by advocates of legalization
- rjbwork 3y agoWell, I guess if you think ruin or death is a valid consequence for fairly low stakes "crimes", you can implement pretty much any regime you like, assuming you've got enough boots and knives.