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What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Let's be honest, OpenBazaar will be used to sell drugs, stolen ids, and other illicit thi

by Touche 12y ago

What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Let's be honest, OpenBazaar will be used to sell drugs, stolen ids, and other illicit things.

stefantalpalaru 12y ago
> What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Avoiding platform fees and payment processor fees is no small thing.
- mineshaftgap 12y ago
  Also taxes. What is the VAT like 20%? That is a lot of savings.
  - XorNot 12y ago
    And again, illegal.
    - expr- 12y ago
      That depends. Individuals generally need not pay tax for selling their private property.
      - paulhauggis 12y ago
        I'm not sure where you live, but this is not the case nearly everywhere in the US.
        tirant 12y ago
        It's the case in most european countries, and I am sure also in lots of other places.
        xorcist 12y ago
        No, you're probably thinking of sales tax.
      - paulhauggis 12y ago
        I'm not sure where you live, but this is not the case nearly everywhere in the US.
    - psykovsky 12y ago
      Not every law/tax is fair or should even exist in the first place. You don't change things by being complicit.
      - mindcrime 12y ago
        I think I just down voted you by accident. Sorry. :-(
lucastx 12y ago
Therapeutical herbs. Prohibited books.
- krapp 12y ago
  If these are illegal, then you're not really presenting a counter-case that darknets are only useful for illegal trade. If they're not, you don't need a darknet to get them.
  - hoffmabc 12y ago
    If you need more reasons to have something like OpenBazaar exist here's a few we plan. https://github.com/OpenBazaar/OpenBazaar/tree/master/docs/markets https://github.com/OpenBazaar/OpenBazaar/tree/master/docs/ma... You're thinking too narrowly probably in terms of usage.
  - anonymfus 12y ago
    > If they're not, you don't need a darknet to get them. False. Some things are restricted by abuse of power, not by law. For example, it's very hard to massprint antiputin agitation in Russia despite there is no law against it.
    - krapp 12y ago
      Fair enough.
killerpopiller 12y ago
if one would have introduced back in the days the concept of the internet with it's possiblities, it's positive effects and it's dark side - it wouldn't have happened! People would have declared it a danger, a lawless non-place which poisons the youth and will be dominated by child porn and surely not by kitten pics.

by Touche 12y ago

What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Let's be honest, OpenBazaar will be used to sell drugs, stolen ids, and other illicit things.

stefantalpalaru 12y ago

> What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Avoiding platform fees and payment processor fees is no small thing.

mineshaftgap 12y ago
Also taxes. What is the VAT like 20%? That is a lot of savings.
- XorNot 12y ago
  And again, illegal.
  - expr- 12y ago
    That depends. Individuals generally need not pay tax for selling their private property.
    - paulhauggis 12y ago
      I'm not sure where you live, but this is not the case nearly everywhere in the US.
      - tirant 12y ago
        It's the case in most european countries, and I am sure also in lots of other places.
      - xorcist 12y ago
        No, you're probably thinking of sales tax.
    - paulhauggis 12y ago
      I'm not sure where you live, but this is not the case nearly everywhere in the US.
  - psykovsky 12y ago
    Not every law/tax is fair or should even exist in the first place. You don't change things by being complicit.
    - mindcrime 12y ago
      I think I just down voted you by accident. Sorry. :-(

lucastx 12y ago

Therapeutical herbs. Prohibited books.

krapp 12y ago
If these are illegal, then you're not really presenting a counter-case that darknets are only useful for illegal trade. If they're not, you don't need a darknet to get them.
- hoffmabc 12y ago
  If you need more reasons to have something like OpenBazaar exist here's a few we plan. https://github.com/OpenBazaar/OpenBazaar/tree/master/docs/markets https://github.com/OpenBazaar/OpenBazaar/tree/master/docs/ma... You're thinking too narrowly probably in terms of usage.
- anonymfus 12y ago
  > If they're not, you don't need a darknet to get them. False. Some things are restricted by abuse of power, not by law. For example, it's very hard to massprint antiputin agitation in Russia despite there is no law against it.
  - krapp 12y ago
    Fair enough.

killerpopiller 12y ago

if one would have introduced back in the days the concept of the internet with it's possiblities, it's positive effects and it's dark side - it wouldn't have happened! People would have declared it a danger, a lawless non-place which poisons the youth and will be dominated by child porn and surely not by kitten pics.