Theres no option to say that you think it is a good thing. There is only an option to say you're a tweaker. Theres a lot of people on this forum that don't do drugs, but still think it's a good thing for various reasons. I believe the usual arguments are along the lines of "Any publicity is good publicity," or "Drugs can be bought with USD too." In my case, I don't think it would've mattered, but now the media is trying to make bitcoin and silkroad look like the same thing, which is definitely bad. However, that's the media's fault, not silkroad's.
I agree with you that is definitely the media's fault. But you cannot deny the negative recourse from a drug bitcoin connection regardless if that is not bitcoins intent. Publicity is good when you start on a semi positive note, provide an image to be sullied is what the media drools over. However inherently what is not understood is feared (see senator schumer in Chicago)
I just wish there could have had some solid good press, on this scale, before bitcoin was sullied.
