(...) Bill Gates
said that the ease with which people can anonymously buy drugs is a major problem
I'd say it depends on the drugs one buys.
And even if it's some "wrong" drug, getting it anonymously on the Internet sure beats looking for a fix in dodgy places.
so much this
Actually, with silk road, there was, really for the first time ever, some semblance of peer review and quality feedback.
I would argue that it probably reduced harm while it operated.
And who the fuck is Bill to decide for others how they may alter their consciousness anyway?