I think the first mistake critics make is seeing Bitcoin as something benign, instead of a giant money laundering, drug buying, technology.
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Replying to @whateversusan
@whateversusan@jennygadget Money laundering, sure, but you say "drug buying" like it's a bad thing. Isn't circumvention of bad policy good?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jennygadget LSD? Heroin? That's what Silk Road sold. Also child porn and other horrors.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @whateversusan
@whateversusan@jennygadget LSD? Hell yeah, what's the problem? Unstandardized heroin kills, so not super fond of that. Last bit = on point.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jennygadget I think the "circumventing bad policy" angle has the potential to be trouble, b/c"bad policy" = highly subjective.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @whateversusan
@whateversusan@jennygadget And what can be used to circumvent bad policy can be used to circumvent good policy.7 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@whateversusan@jennygadget So, y'know, maybe like with Prohibition, policy should be less shit so as to remove that evolutionary pressure.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jennygadget We can have a policy argument, but I am having trouble seeing moral justification for something like Silk Road.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@whateversusan @jennygadget I don't think there is one. I mostly just think that invoking antidrug rhetoric brings a lot of toxic baggage.
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