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by lesuorac 512 days ago
> A friend argued to me that crypto is "A Terrible Thing" because its just used to fuel the (illegal) narcotics industry.

My general argument against this is that Ransomware _predates_ Crypto.

There's also the whole Regan airlifted Iran literal USD for helping him win a presidential election so you don't need crypto for scummy behavior.