Quote from: Shredder on March 08, 2012, 10:00 pmAll I was really saying (beyond playing devils advocate and trying to light a fire to keep this thread going, partly because I feel like I should as a mod but also because I'm curious) was that no matter what if you're saying "yeah but XYZ-Thing SHOULD NOT be available on SR" you are drawing a line. There's no way around it.Note that I don't think that's a bad thing at all. In fact, if you want to know my opinion,* I think SR should be exclusively for psychoactives and all the other stuff should be segmented off into their own realms that have nothing to do with SR, like the Armory (except that the Armory still says Silk Road on a lot of its pages:)). Either total compartmentalization or none at all. This isn't because of my conscience - it's because my wrists chafe when Men With Sticks put Metal Bracelets on them when they Abduct Me Against My Will And Throw Me in the Rape Cage.Anarcho - While valid and insightful, your points on anarchy are tangential, I think. Of course contracts would still be legal .... Too bad ("good thing"?) anarchy is never gonna happen. If it makes you feel better, replace "anarchy" in my post with "mayhem" :) BenJesuit - Why couldn't SR facilitate the logistics of human trafficking? It's very much like drug trafficking - people are just products in that industry. That's the whole problem!*Note : Opinions of your Local Friendly Neighborhood Shredmod are not necessarily those of SR or anybody else inn the world :DAs an anarcho-capitalist who would concede to bare-bones minarchism with some huge caveats against the tiny political class, I always attempt to point out that "anarchy" and "mayhem" are mutually exclusive most of the time. More so than with any other political system we've had in place up to this point (see: "Wild" West's ACTUAL history)Also this site is 100% anarcho-capitalist, which is why it's near and dear to my heart. As such, I'm going to be tangential from time to time because there are elements of SR that are understood by many, and the core philosophy/morality of its operation are something everyone should at least recognize, even if it's not something we all agree with.