I wish I was there when this piece came it at priceonomics. Aside from some price comparisons, I didn't feel that it really got into the economics of the market, and how it might be skewed on the streets, what operating constraints exist.
It would have been interesting to see if there was support in this study for the iron law of prohibition, which states that the harder the laws, the harder the drugs.
Vice did a great job of showing this in the economies of illegal alcohol sales in the Canadian Territories, where people wanted to drink beer, but ended up drinking vodka instead, and they wanted to drink a little bit of it, but ended up being forced to drink a lot.
Unintended consequences is always fascinating reporting, as it would have been here.
As to the side effects of the tech industry on drug us, all I can say is that in my volunteer work at City Team, I see it everyday. And I think it's intentional. I think it's part hazing, part group dynamics, and part social psychopath testing, that alcohol and drugs play such a large role in most all the tech companies that I consult with.
And if that concerns you, consider volunteering at a place like City Team as well. They need help every night.
It would have been interesting to see if there was support in this study for the iron law of prohibition, which states that the harder the laws, the harder the drugs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition
Vice did a great job of showing this in the economies of illegal alcohol sales in the Canadian Territories, where people wanted to drink beer, but ended up drinking vodka instead, and they wanted to drink a little bit of it, but ended up being forced to drink a lot.
You can watch it here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhUhHbTJ_s
Unintended consequences is always fascinating reporting, as it would have been here.
As to the side effects of the tech industry on drug us, all I can say is that in my volunteer work at City Team, I see it everyday. And I think it's intentional. I think it's part hazing, part group dynamics, and part social psychopath testing, that alcohol and drugs play such a large role in most all the tech companies that I consult with.
And if that concerns you, consider volunteering at a place like City Team as well. They need help every night.