• _cryptagion [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        Honestly, the only reason he’s famous at all is because the Silk Road was used to drum up shock by the media, so the government used him as an example to those who would make them look bad. Otherwise, he would have faded into obscurity like every other idiot criminal who stumbled into short term riches.

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      1 month ago

      Don’t forget, he was caught because he posted his email in a public forum while advertising the Silk Road

      Even better, he asked a question on StackOverflow lol