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title: "Ulbricht should be feted as a hero, instead of being caged.  He…"
date: 2021-09-11
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1436757777603387396"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1436757777603387396"
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# Ulbricht should be feted as a hero, instead of being caged.  He…

*September 11, 2021 · Twitter/X*

Ulbricht should be feted as a hero, instead of being caged. He pioneered the first Bitcoin marketplace (kicking off the crypto boom), he reduced drug violence, and he allowed hundreds of thousands of people access to psych meds like LSD, MDMA, mushrooms, and ket. TY [\@TimDraper](https://x.com/TimDraper){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}! [https://x.com/TimDraper/status/1436492061797072898](https://x.com/TimDraper/status/1436492061797072898){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}