Hello all,
Just a little follow-up on this idea of a p2p marketplace using DopeCoin as the form of payment and where this came about.
A lot of it was inspired by this article over at
Liberty.me.
If you skip down, to where Jeffery Tucker mentions why Silk Road came about it provides a compelling argument why the "silk roads" of the world matter. Here are some snippets:
What is the case for the Silk Road? Well, for one thing, the government’s takedown is completely moot. There are now many more silk roads out there. The first was replaced by a second and the second by a third. In additions, there are a dozen other sites out there that provide a reliable peer-to-peer system of commercial exchange that live outside the strict confines of the law. They will proliferate and grow. Nothing can change that.
Which is correct. There are plenty of clones who have continued on, with many hundreds to still come as the years go.
Here is a longer snippet that is the meat of the issue:Who has an interest in shutting them down? There are three parties: meddling politicians who are trying to manipulate voters, entrenched bureaucrats who like to exercise power, and drug lords who don’t want to see their monopoly control over drug markets threatened. P2P exchange networks threaten the interests of all three.
Regardless, no one can stop the progress toward getting the drug trade off the street and into cyberspace where there is reputational accountability, free entry and exit, and, above all, peace. And let’s just be realistic here: no one will ever get rid of the production and consumption of illicit drugs. The only question is whether this trade is going to take place in a way that is peaceful and productive or risky or violent.
But let’s say that is a hard truth for you to swallow. Imagine it is your son or daughter. He or she is interested in trying pot or ecstasy or cocaine. It’s been known to happen. Would you rather he or she have to mix with the drug-trading culture, risk life and limb crawling around dark corners or society, throw the dice concerning the safety and quality of the drug in questions — or do it all from the desktop where the risk of drug taking is the only serious risk he or she undertakes? Wouldn’t you rather his or her supplier get the stuff in a manner that insures against poisonous death?
It’s a bit like it was during alcohol Prohibition. In those days, bootleggers distributed killer substances at a profit, and cases of poisoning were legion. That all came to an end once market accountability and competition came into play with legalization. That same course needs to be taken with regard to drugs.
Truly, lives are stake here. P2P markets really do offer a solution to the problems created by the drug war. Millions have died or languished in jail. If Ross really did innovate here, it is much to his credit. He would emerge as a man of peace seeking to improve society. If that was part of his motivation, jurors have every right to know it and judge his actions in light of that fact — and judge the law too, which has brought so much human suffering where it is absolutely unnecessary.
So your asking what does this have to do with DopeCoin ? You do realize if this is pulled off we'll be the only crypto currency ( outside of BTC ) which helps enable a safe/free and decentralized dark market for the people of the world. What is that worth to you ? It even goes beyond what the value of such a market would be , but goes to what even Ross Ulbricht was getting at : a philosophy around the drug wars in general. What is right. Millions of people doing riskier deals , or providing a safe route to receive what they need. Just wanted to throw this out for you to gnaw on as you lay down your head to sleep . The key point being is this is
GOING to HAPPEN . How far can we take this ?