Been a big fan of this author since the cypherpunk podcast, strange to see "smuggler" reveal his real (?) name.
Dropgangs, or the future of darknet markets
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#102Dark Drones!
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How could the citizens trust the government to do only that?
A strong judiciary, high bar to change the law, and harsh accountability. Still a fine line to walk.
People from more or less politically stable countries like the US are very naive in not considering what can happen to the best of governments overnight.
People from Europe have this sort of... experience. Most of us know that trusting the government with our lives is not a good idea.
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#104Very interesting reading the obstacles faced by the black market drug trade and how they're overcoming them. It seems like the producer layer is most susceptible to penetration as it is essentially identical to most gangs. It's entirely glossed over here but procuring the product seems like a difficult problem for an anonymized distributor: How do you make sure the product gets to your support layers? As interesting…
Maybe it will force the police to focus on violent crimes.
The best counter to terrorism is a homogeneous population.
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#105My biggest problem with using the Darknet, messaging apps, or old school methods such as dial a dope or hitting up the guy on the street corner to buy drugs is the same. How can I really trust someone willing to break the rules and sell drugs or other non legal goods? You lay down with dogs you get fleas!! Last thing I would want is to eat, smoke or snort something from someone I have never met even if they have a 5…
If something is illegal, it does not follow that it is also immoral. You may actually deal with a very moral person.
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
The war on drug has to be one of the top contributors and financiers of crime and criminal gangs. Imagine a world where criminal gangs don't have access to the money they make through drugs and a government that doesn't have to spend huge amount of money on drug laws enforcement because drug trafficking would be much less lucrative in the existence of legal access and you get fewer and very cash-strapped drug gangs,…
The war on drugs is also a big contributor to the LEGAL gangs such as police,distric attornies, defence attorneys, prison officials and worst of all judges. Definitely an industrial economic complex similar to the Military Industrial Complex.
And protects the market of big pharma as well as the tobacco and alcohol industry. There is a reason these are among the top contributes for campaigns against the legalization of illegal drugs.
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#107Been a big fan of this author since the cypherpunk podcast, strange to see "smuggler" reveal his real (?) name.
Could you please link the podcast?
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dark net marketplaces also compete with clear net marketplaces for benign things Millions of people know this and routinely check them for good deals, the propaganda machine has failed to make them "scary"
I'm interested, do you have some examples of what kinds of products you are talking about?
Anything that is easy to steal, perhaps?
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#109Very interesting reading the obstacles faced by the black market drug trade and how they're overcoming them. It seems like the producer layer is most susceptible to penetration as it is essentially identical to most gangs. It's entirely glossed over here but procuring the product seems like a difficult problem for an anonymized distributor: How do you make sure the product gets to your support layers? As interesting…
Since you are primed on the question. You should read Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge. It's a near-future sci-fi book that tackles these sorts of questions. As a bit of a "spoiler" his solution is a covenant with the citizens. The government will hack all of our computers, will own the IME equivalents of every machine, and in return they will only use this power to hunt down terrorists and mass murderers, people who are…
Definitely already read it! Great book, and part of where the questions come from.
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#110"What is illegal and unethical trade for one is perfectly legal for another. Judge for yourself."
Is it just me, or is this statement just plain incorrect?