I'm in school to become an addiction counselor. For one of my classes this semester, I was assigned a project on the topic of my choice regarding drug abuse and addiction prevention. The topic I decided on was darknet markets. So, in the interest of science, I would like your answers to a couple questions.
First, your (approximate) age, race, sex, and occupation. Due to the nature of what we're discussing, I understand if you choose to not answer any or all of these things.
Why do you use darknet markets?
Has the existence of darknet markets increased your drug use, or the range of drugs you use?
Have darknet markets had any impact on your community? (i.e. new drugs available from street dealers or street dealers being less common)
Anything you feel I should know or bring up during my presentation.
I interviewed someone who used to be a vendor on SR and BMR and he brought up some interesting points regarding the harm reduction potential of drug availability, and I am curious as to what you all would have to say about these things.
Thanks for your time.
1.) 42 years old, black, female, bank teller.
2.) Because once you're out of high school/college and filling your role as a fine upstanding citizen who goes to work, pays their taxes, and never rolls through a stop sign, it's difficult to maintain a network of drug-using friends, much less drug-selling friends. Yes, with enough effort, I can find drugs do buy in real life, but it's too risky - mainly due to the stigma that comes from getting arrested and having to report that shit to employers etc.. (I wouldn't ever be in possession of a serious penalty quantity, and i have a spotless record, so not worried about prison so much). Not so much worried about crime, just having a miniscule amount of powder cause the US government to try and ruin my life. I'm also not worried about rape because I'm actually between the ages of 20 and 35, white and male like 95% of dnm users. If anyone claims to be female on here they are lying - there are no girls on the darknet.
3.) Increased amount and types. Fuckin A man, what do you think is the point? It's pretty amazing that I can literally have any drug that I can possibly think of delivered to my door by a US government employee within 2 weeks max. And bitch about it when it takes longer than 1 week! Your tax dollars at work paying people to investigate other people you pay your taxes to to deliver me drugs. It's the circle of life (I know all about that thanks to my African heritage, i.e. Lion King).
4.) I don't know who these fucking people are that have their finger on the pulse of their "community" such that they could possibly notice a god damn thing changing in the first place, much less attributing that change to something in particular. (That's a no)
5.) My addiction counselor told me it's important to express my feelings, and I feel you should tell them they're all a bunch of phonies, knock over the podium (or is the proper term lectern?), grab your crotch, point at the audience and say "fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm OUT!"