OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
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Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#2I think the interesting thing about these Dark Net markets is how they enable sellers to market their product and maintain their reputation without the need to "get out on the streets" and push their wares. It is fundamentally better for society.
What governments need to get over is the failed "War on drugs". Legalise and tax the lot. Decriminalise possession, release all prisoners on non-violent drug related internments. Provide health care support to help people come off drugs as we do with alcoholics/smokers.
Let's stop being so damn hypocritical about this.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#3I think the interesting thing about these Dark Net markets is how they enable sellers to market their product and maintain their reputation without the need to "get out on the streets" and push their wares. It is fundamentally better for society. What governments need to get over is the failed "War on drugs". Legalise and tax the lot. Decriminalise possession, release all prisoners on non-violent drug related internm…
I don't think we should push OpenBazar into the illegal drug corner. It is a neutral tech and follows the decentralization vector the internet opened.
Amazon, Ebay, alibaba and so on, all could very well get absorbed by an open bazar concept.
This happened imho to bittorrent, which remains in the piracy corner, even though it is brillant tech solution. E.g. BTSync still has this reputation problem (besides missing open sources) which curbs adoption from sys-admins.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#4I think the interesting thing about these Dark Net markets is how they enable sellers to market their product and maintain their reputation without the need to "get out on the streets" and push their wares. It is fundamentally better for society. What governments need to get over is the failed "War on drugs". Legalise and tax the lot. Decriminalise possession, release all prisoners on non-violent drug related internm…
I don't think we should push OpenBazar into the illegal drug corner. It is a neutral tech and follows the decentralization vector the internet opened. Amazon, Ebay, alibaba and so on, all could very well get absorbed by an open bazar concept. This happened imho to bittorrent, which remains in the piracy corner, even though it is brillant tech solution. E.g. BTSync still has this reputation problem (besides missing op…
One advantage of the Silk Road style markets was that, being centralised, they could choose to filter their wares down to a particular niche. By permitting everything by design, OpenBazaar is probably going to become infamous for facilitating trade in child pornography, materials of terrorism, and other such items considered a great deal more disreputable than prohibited drugs.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#5I think the interesting thing about these Dark Net markets is how they enable sellers to market their product and maintain their reputation without the need to "get out on the streets" and push their wares. It is fundamentally better for society. What governments need to get over is the failed "War on drugs". Legalise and tax the lot. Decriminalise possession, release all prisoners on non-violent drug related internm…
I don't think we should push OpenBazar into the illegal drug corner. It is a neutral tech and follows the decentralization vector the internet opened. Amazon, Ebay, alibaba and so on, all could very well get absorbed by an open bazar concept. This happened imho to bittorrent, which remains in the piracy corner, even though it is brillant tech solution. E.g. BTSync still has this reputation problem (besides missing op…
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.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think we should push OpenBazar into the illegal drug corner. It is a neutral tech and follows the decentralization vector the internet opened. Amazon, Ebay, alibaba and so on, all could very well get absorbed by an open bazar concept. This happened imho to bittorrent, which remains in the piracy corner, even though it is brillant tech solution. E.g. BTSync still has this reputation problem (besides missing op…
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.
> What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market?
Avoiding platform fees and payment processor fees is no small thing.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think we should push OpenBazar into the illegal drug corner. It is a neutral tech and follows the decentralization vector the internet opened. Amazon, Ebay, alibaba and so on, all could very well get absorbed by an open bazar concept. This happened imho to bittorrent, which remains in the piracy corner, even though it is brillant tech solution. E.g. BTSync still has this reputation problem (besides missing op…
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.
Therapeutical herbs. Prohibited books.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
> What need is there for selling non-illegal things in a darknet market? Avoiding platform fees and payment processor fees is no small thing.
Also taxes. What is the VAT like 20%? That is a lot of savings.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Therapeutical herbs. Prohibited books.
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.
Re: OpenBazaar is a decentralized Dark Net market that's 'untouchable' by police
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Therapeutical herbs. Prohibited books.
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.
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/ma...
You're thinking too narrowly probably in terms of usage.