Re:Bitcoin revealed: a Ponzi scheme for redistributing wealth
by moe on Friday January 16, 2015 @05:21PM
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not everyone considers that [buying drugs] to be a positive or even entirely neutral act
Most european governments do. Germany, UK, Spain, Italy etc. include revenue from drug trade (and prostitution) in their GDP.
Most people consider a currency whose primary use case involves breaking the law to be a net negative for society.
Do you really believe any law would be broken any less if Bitcoin didn't exist? Should we also condemn BitTorrent for the same reason?
But you're right to point out that, in sheer usage, Bitcoin really has nothing on the USD when it comes to buying drugs. Still, when you're asking why anyone would consider buying drugs with bitcoin to be wrong, you have to understand that not everyone considers that to be a positive or even entirely neutral act. Most people consider a currency whose primary use case involves breaking the law to be a net negative for society.