> A friend argued to me that crypto is "A Terrible Thing" because its just used to fuel the (illegal) narcotics industry. My general argument against this is t

> A friend argued to me that crypto is "A Terrible Thing" because its just used to fuel the (illegal) narcotics industry. My general argument against this is that Ransomware _predates_ Crypto. There's also the whole Regan airlifted Iran literal USD for helping him win a presidential election so you don't need crypto for scummy behavior.