I'm referring to his article on DDW. See here: https://www.deepdotweb.com/2017/12/30/op-ed-penissmiths-state-darknet/#comment-652097
Penissmith is a fucking idiot. I've been around since the days of SR1, BMR and Sheep, etc. so I've got a good amount of knowledge when it comes to DNMs. I've seen Penissmith on many forums and markets. I was especially amused when he was sucking ass on Evolution to become a mod. Verto and most others didn't like him cause he was acting like a fucking kid who just discovered the internet.
Even in this article he's acting like a fucking idiot. Proposing that he's smart enough to fix the DNM's problems. "I'm probably intelligent enough to come up with a fix for this current state of the darknet marketplaces." What a fucking joke.
So why don't you fix it then if you're so intellectually inclined?
I will admit he was right about one thing though, community definitely makes markets better and more enjoyable. Without a proper community something feels missing. But markets will never end. If one goes down, another one will take it's place. It's up to the users to be smart enough to be sure they're safe even if a market goes down or gets seized.
He is pissed off he is no longer relevant