Oddbean

it’s about a crime that somebody is not convicted for and has thus not really something to do with another crime somebody committed and is convicted for. it’s a successful distraction… I don’t see how you can justify that somebody is convicted for a crime that you say should not be charged on the bases of another claim for which charges actually had been dropped. how is this justice? but let’s research that claims and also why it was dropped.

On one hand you have people being falsely charged. On the other hand you have criminals walking free. Neither are justice. But the courts are fucked, so it is common to seek justice in the wrong way. I understand the nuance. I just think Bitcoin freaks should do a little more critical thinking, something they rarely do, because many of them treat Bitcoin like a religious cult and Ross as a martyr. I got into Bitcoin because it's open source money. It's revolutionary. But I pray to no God, not even the Bitcoin God.

I don’t think Ross thinks he is a hero at all. far from it. did you ever listen to what he says and see what he does?! maybe some Bitcoiners treat him like that, but that’s not his fault. you base your thinking on some unproven claims that have been dropped by the justice system. I don’t see you applying that critical thinking that you claim others should have. and I think villainizing somebody is as bad as making somebody a hero. the specific facts should be the only thing that matters no matter if angel or devil.

you did not reply to me. did you read the content on the freeross site? did you listen to him and look into what he is doing? and what is a deserved sentence for which crime? why were the charges that you focus on dropped?

Yes, I read it years ago and fully believed it. When I read it again now I think it's bullshit: https://freeross.org/misinformation/ This Curtis Green guy is cucked. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2013/11/08/meet-the-silk-road-employee-that-the-dread-pirate-roberts-allegedly-tried-to-murder/ Ross tried to kill him and he's backing him up. 🤣 Maybe he's scared? "On Feb. 16 photos of Green's staged torture were sent to Roberts. Less than a week later a fake photo of Green's supposedly dead body was also delivered to which Ulbricht allegedly replied: "I'm pissed I had to kill him... but what's done is done." On Mar. 1, the second $40,000 installment was sent to the Capital One Bank account."

🤔 so you don’t believe Ross’s information and references there, not that strange Curtis guy, also not the justice system which dropped the charges, you dislike the bitcoiners who like Ross, double life + 40 years without parole is fine because you “think”. ;)

that for sure was a dumb comment. :) not intended to be taken serous. But I still don’t understand an argument. haha, is that the favorit topic some of the bitcoin religion like to argue about? that carnivore religion is stupid let’s write code 🙏