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Darknet Diaries is not a good podcast. Each episode is chewed up slowly to the lowest common denominator, meaning half of an episode is condescending explanati
by goblin89 2y ago
Darknet Diaries is not a good podcast.
Each episode is chewed up slowly to the lowest common denominator, meaning half of an episode is condescending explanation of trivial matter. The misplaced air of faux mystery, true crime podcast style, does not help. The narrator being occasionally a free speech absolutist and explicitly in favour of money laundering services does not help.
Risky Biz covered Anom in https://risky.biz/RB751/ https://risky.biz/RB751/ via a dense if a bit short interview with Joseph Cox, who wrote a book about it, starting around minute 35. Listen to that and respective Darknet Diaries episode to compare. In general Risky Biz offers more balanced, less boring, and up-to-date takes on cybercrime (sans interviews with actual criminals).
- some_furry 2y agoAuthor of TFA here: I like Risky Biz a lot.
- sokka_h2otribe 2y agoCould you reference some of this free speech absolutist background? I'm willing to reexamine my appreciation for the darknet diaries,but I have never gotten this political take from the content itself. Rather he seems to simply be willing to engage with folks he disagrees with morally, as a matter similar to any journalist might. He does not engage with active crime or anything like that either. I really like darknet diaries. I don't think it is just about cyber crime though. More like a human social journalism with a heavy cyber crime angle. So that's how you have such a range of content in my opinion. Also, maybe listen at 1.3X? That makes the explanations and pacing imo easier
- goblin89 2y agoYes. Sorry, I edited my comment for brevity. The episode about Tornado Cash was the one I pulled the plug on Darknet Diaries. His suddenly very opinionated take just did not jive with reality, and considering it is targeted at laypeople I wasn’t a fan of that.