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That one chart single handedly shows how permanent the idea of online drug markets are and also how attractive the field currently is for further innovation. It
by cyphunk 11y ago
That one chart single handedly shows how permanent the idea of online drug markets are and also how attractive the field currently is for further innovation. It shows a market with high turn-over which to the minds of a geeky criminal translates to the question "can I do it better and survive longer?"
As a .gov I'd be concerned that the eventual party that does get it right, might have state support. A situation where instead of paying the bills of drug addiction therapists within the site, as Silkroad did, it would ban them outright.
- cyphunk 11y agoA response to this inevitable progress would be: A Silkroad where reputation is tied to responsible drug use. Where irresponsible use, at worse, lands a therapist at your door rather than police dogs. By turning dark markets into a means of rehabilitation the justification for official support becomes clear and would further reduce the market available to more vicious forms of organized crime.