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The Story of the Internet s Silk Road Feels Way Less Sinister in 2021
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In 2013, Ross Ulbricht was hunted down by the FBI while sitting in a San Francisco library. He was arrested for making half a billion dollars running Silk Road, a “dark web” marketplace for buying and selling illegal goods.
Ulbricht liked hanging out in the library’s sci-fi section for its quiet and free wifi. It makes for an ironic juxtaposition: one day you’re an aloof hacker sitting under a
Dune poster, the next you’re facing a double life sentence for narcotics trafficking, money laundering and attempted murder (he spent almost a million dollars to hire six hitmen to take down his enemies). ....

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