(...) 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?
Seconded. The criminalization and stigmatization of drugs causes more harm than good from a social, economical and public health perspective. Not to mention the tresspassing on individual liberty or the fact that drug crime literally wouldn't exist if it wasn't a billion dollar industry.