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0 pointspie_flavor1y ago0 comments

'Prohibition didn't work' is an almost meaningless statement. It's always some variation on 'yeah, drastically fewer people drank, but it didn't eradicate it entirely and cost a nonzero amount to maintain'. Same as banning anything ever, like murder, or unregistered securities.

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tessierashpool91y ago

prohibition of alcohol didn't just cause less people to drink ... it provided the breeding ground for organized crime, caused people to go blind from drinking self-made liquor and started the war on drugs which eventually led to the fentanyl crisis.

my body, my choice.

Sabinus1y ago

But we already prohibit children from drinking alcohol. How is social media any different?

aniviacat1y ago

And that's where the analogy falls short.

You think teens are going to start using darknet social media?

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