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Topic: Is Ross Ulbricht a.k.a Dread Pirate Roberts a Randian hero? (Read 1354 times)

hero member
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Time is on our side, yes it is!
I wouldn't consider him a hero but at the same time I wouldn't consider him to be the bad guy that the government would paint him out to be.  I consider him to be a clever opportunists who seen a chance to make his own lane and took it.  Everything that happened on Silk Road happens everyday/minute in the real world and much much worse.  The Governments should have more concern with the Black Markets of their country that are killing it's citizens day in and day out.  But no not a hero in my eyes just a person with the know how in the right place to make a big impression.
legendary
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A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

Wanna see how they caught him?

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/the-fbi-finally-says-how-it-legally-pinpointed-silk-roads-server/

Smiley

I think the feds are bullshittin on that one to prevent lawsuits. Which is really no surprise, because our investigative agencies are always bullshitting

It wouldn't surprise me at all. But I posted so you folks could see it.

Smiley

Seriously, who would buy their crap about inputting random characters into the captcha to get the IP of a server?

Nope, they violated the Fourth alright, the NSA is always doing it. There can be no doubt the FBI does it too

The defense needs to get a lot of expert computer witnesses to testify in favor of Ulbricht.  Smiley
hero member
Activity: 826
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A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

Wanna see how they caught him?

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/the-fbi-finally-says-how-it-legally-pinpointed-silk-roads-server/

Smiley

I think the feds are bullshittin on that one to prevent lawsuits. Which is really no surprise, because our investigative agencies are always bullshitting

It wouldn't surprise me at all. But I posted so you folks could see it.

Smiley

Seriously, who would buy their crap about inputting random characters into the captcha to get the IP of a server?

Nope, they violated the Fourth alright, the NSA is always doing it. There can be no doubt the FBI does it too
legendary
Activity: 3906
Merit: 1373
A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

Wanna see how they caught him?

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/the-fbi-finally-says-how-it-legally-pinpointed-silk-roads-server/

Smiley

I think the feds are bullshittin on that one to prevent lawsuits. Which is really no surprise, because our investigative agencies are always bullshitting

It wouldn't surprise me at all. But I posted so you folks could see it.

Smiley
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 504
A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

Wanna see how they caught him?

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/the-fbi-finally-says-how-it-legally-pinpointed-silk-roads-server/

Smiley

I think the feds are bullshittin on that one to prevent lawsuits. Which is really no surprise, because our investigative agencies are always bullshitting
legendary
Activity: 3906
Merit: 1373
A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

Wanna see how they caught him?

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/the-fbi-finally-says-how-it-legally-pinpointed-silk-roads-server/

Smiley
hero member
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A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.

A criminal organization? Silk Road was an example of a Free Market

And to all my fellow Bitcointalk users, Ayn Rand was no hero.
newbie
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Advertising Silk Road under his own name on bitcointalk does not fulfil the randian hero requirement of being rational either.
sr. member
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No, he was trying to off someone while sipping soy latte in starbucks.

sr. member
Activity: 420
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A key feature of a Randian hero is rationality. Running a criminal organization and getting caught is not particularly rational, if you ask me. There are plenty of ways to make lots of money without ending up in jail.
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