Wait I'm being serious here: how is that not a feature? People trade humans and hit jobs on the darknet.
Do you really think "get rid of laws and people will do the right thing" is a reasonable assumption? You seem genuinely shocked at this outcome, but how many times has a story like this played out?
Most of what you've said is a complete non-sequitur, but I'll address each point in turn.
> how is that not a feature?
(Vacuously) I think it's bad to do bad things. I assume you think so too.
> People trade humans and hit jobs on the darknet.
This has nothing to do with the matter at hand. And furthermore, just because some people do something doesn't make it right. And even if those people think it's right, it doesn't mean other people think it's right.
> Do you really think "get rid of laws and people will do the right thing" is a reasonable assumption?
No. I can't see where I gave the impression that I am making this assumption.
> You seem genuinely shocked at this outcome
I am shocked. If I was operating a DogeTipBot, there is no fucking way I would just spend the users' money and then act all surprised when I ran out of money. Who the hell does that?
> how many times has a story like this played out?
Does this really happen in darknets? Or is it just Dale Gribble types and law enforcement stings? I've seen the postings in certain places, but never assumed it was real. It seems IRC would be a more likely place for things like this to take place. It's not like a drug market.
Not necessarily "morality" as such, but some cryptocurrency advocates idealise the use of smart contracts and such to create binding agreements without using the threat of state violence.
Morality is just an attempt to describe the actions our monkey brains view as acceptable and unacceptable. If you remove the monkey far enough from its natural habitat, far enough that the shape and magnitude of consequences are susbtantially altered, people feel more and more free to act in ways that are immoral. Cryptocurrencies CLEARLY are having that effect. People think they are above the law and consequences, largely because they are, and act accordingly.
