31 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 28 Nov 2022
I’ve only watched the beginning but it was gross to here him describe how he “sells” cases to superiors. I’m not surprised it works this way - it’s how large orgs work. But it feels gross to talk about putting people in prison as a sale.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @southside263 OP 28 Nov 2022
big time bragging rights club.
it’s gnarly that he tried to give the 180k bitcoins to the FBI but they said the evidence room was closed 💀😆
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315 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 28 Nov 2022
The FBI guy is a total scumbag, a total LIAR!
The whole Silk Road case was a setup from the beginning till the end.
Ross was used as a patsy (he doesn't know it) to hit hard into Bitcoin community.
Before watching this garbage interview you MUST watch all these, to understand how all the case was a huge setup by gov.
The Silk Road case:
- Silk Road: The Real, Untold Story
- Deep Web by Alex Winter
- Alex Winter: Deep Web, Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road
- The Dark Side Of The Silk Road
- Ross Ulbricht: From Eagle Scout to Silk Road
- Curtis Green (ex-SR Admin) on Crypto Show
- Silk Road ex-Admin Curtis Green & Lyn Ulbricht
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @southside263 OP 29 Nov 2022
Curtis Green (in bitcoin mag interview) said this is a good read:
https://www.wired.com/2015/04/silk-road-1/
https://www.wired.com/2015/05/silk-road-2/
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4 sats \ 1 reply \ @asdf 28 Nov 2022
Free Ross Ulbricht. Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/clemency-for-ross-ulbricht-condemned-to-die-in-prison-for-an-e-commerce-website?hp=
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @southside263 OP 28 Nov 2022
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/inside-silk-road-staged-assassinations
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 28 Nov 2022
Lex never asked him if he thought two consecutive life sentences was reasonable, just or moral.
I found this disappointing as it was really the only question I wanted to hear him answer.
This episode could have been very good but it fell short. Lex was all over the place and his love "schtick" and getting to be a bit much.
Cheers,
GR
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @sommerfeld 28 Nov 2022
I've listen to the whole thing, definitely interesting but got say it makes my blood boil.
The guy clearly has a different moral code than most people here, tldr: security > freedom/privacy. He defends that tradeoff because he thinks it's what is a better for his kids.
He claims to understand the libertarian position, simply disagrees with it.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lordyfish 28 Nov 2022
Ugh. Really don’t want to give Lex OR the FBI the time of day but I am curious enough to watch this.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @southside263 OP 28 Nov 2022
Silk Road story > Lex or FBI feelings
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