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Re: Dark Web – Justice League

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Post by ehsankia »

edwnj wrote: post #55
devwastaken wrote: post #29

No ability to enforce makes it moot. At most you get banned from the forum.

You're doing shady stuff with some fucked up people and it could be anybody incl the feds so reputation is invaluable. I imagine its like ratings on ebay but much much higher stakes.

How well this system works depends directly on the delta between how influential the platform is vs how influential the accused is.

As you mention, eBay for the longest time was one of the only/biggest way to sell things online, and reputation on there could make or break how successful your business would be. Similarly, if this forum is used by the majority of people doing business on the dark web, then obviously it isn't "moot" as not following the decision is equal to heavily handicapping your business..

On the other hand, if the group accused is large enough, like some of the $20M ones mentioned in the thread, I assume said groups could easily spin off their own community or still have business even if they were banned from this forum.

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Post by moneywoes »

vmception wrote: post #42

Do yourself a favor and demystify the dark web for yourself. Some of the best information is exclusively nestled in forums and marketplaces over there. If you rely on an incentive model of being caught in order to behave, something darknet doesnt offer, that says more about you than anyone else.

If I have a brown name won’t I just be screwing myself visiting the dark web

Re: Dark Web – Justice League

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Post by moneywoes »

typon wrote: post #80
vmception wrote: post #42

Do yourself a favor and demystify the dark web for yourself. Some of the best information is exclusively nestled in forums and marketplaces over there. If you rely on an incentive model of being caught in order to behave, something darknet doesnt offer, that says more about you than anyone else.

Tried it. Found mostly junk information and terrible people. Not worth the effort and time tbh

Any examples?

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Post by BTCOG »

flatiron wrote: post #67

I live in NJ where weed is legal but you can't buy it (legally) so we are sort of in a weird spot. anyway, it makes me really not care about ordering weed on the dark web from CA. if the feds catch it, its an ounce of weed to a residence, they don't care and im not gonna go in front of some federal judge on federal drug crimes. if CA or NJ catch it, its legal there, who cares. but the site I use uses an escrow system…

Cannabis is still federally illegal, and sending it through the mail is on top of that a federal mail crime. Not too wise, though I'm not at all against using cannabis.

Re: Dark Web – Justice League

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Post by ASalazarMX »

distrill wrote: post #119
reggieband wrote: post #103

There is a comic I remember from my childhood, "Tom the Dancing Bug" written by Ruben Bolling. He had a character called "Harvey Richard, Lawyer for Children". I linked a couple of examples [1], [2], [3], [4] but the satire, IMO, is incredible. It lampoons humanities proclivity to layer pseudo-rationality onto the irrational things that we do. It also reminds me of the TV show "The Wire" when Stringer Bell, a senior…

The lengths that pintrest is going to prevent me from viewing the image full size is frustrating. But these comics are great.

Please understand, you might like it so much and download it, that would be like shoplifting, no no.

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Post by qball »

MetaWhirledPeas wrote: post #58
vmception wrote: post #42

Do yourself a favor and demystify the dark web for yourself. Some of the best information is exclusively nestled in forums and marketplaces over there. If you rely on an incentive model of being caught in order to behave, something darknet doesnt offer, that says more about you than anyone else.

I'm curious about the dark web like I am with a lot of technology, but I've always been subject to a (perhaps self-imposed) chilling effect where I fear being "marked" simply for researching the tools. Am I just being paranoid/chicken?

You're already on the list for visiting and contributing to a site called "Hacker News".

Re: Dark Web – Justice League

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Post by pvarangot »

vmception wrote: post #42

Do yourself a favor and demystify the dark web for yourself. Some of the best information is exclusively nestled in forums and marketplaces over there. If you rely on an incentive model of being caught in order to behave, something darknet doesnt offer, that says more about you than anyone else.

What information? The only thing I can think it's easier to find on the Dark Web than on the open web is illegal drug prices and shitty grey hat software, because like you can't check ebay or Amazon for those. Everything else I found at least from the wikis and link sites was conspiracy bullshit or porn.

Re: Dark Web – Justice League

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Post by Cupertino95014 »

gime_tree_fiddy wrote: post #90
flatiron wrote: post #67

I live in NJ where weed is legal but you can't buy it (legally) so we are sort of in a weird spot. anyway, it makes me really not care about ordering weed on the dark web from CA. if the feds catch it, its an ounce of weed to a residence, they don't care and im not gonna go in front of some federal judge on federal drug crimes. if CA or NJ catch it, its legal there, who cares. but the site I use uses an escrow system…

I thought NJ legalized to the level of CA, where you can there are dispensaries and stuff, no?

I can't speak for NJ, but in CA it's mostly local opposition that keeps pot stores out. It can be legal at the state level, but if the cities won't give you a permit to open a store, your choices are limited.
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