The Dark Net Part II 🖼
These sections of the book focus on the topics of child pornography, the Silk Road, and cam girls on the Dark Net. Through these chapters, the author successfully cements the permanence and weightiness of a single click online. From purchasing illicit drugs, to accidentally consuming child pornography, to endless donations of tokens of sorts to girls between a screen, Bartlett successfully examines the mysterious link between customers and content-providers in addition to the dissociative effect of all users in crevices of the Dark Net. With this juxtaposition of the real and the digital, readers are allowed to part take in the observations of the very real relationships and interactions in the virtual world to the ultimate and permanent consequences that result in some alliances. Stories of real people such as “Michael” and “Vex” not only create pathological connections to the audience, but also allow readers to imagine themselves in these character’s IRL people’s situations. Beginning with the strenuous topic of child pornography, Bartlett uses chapters in his book to create a balance of the benefits of the risk of the Dark Net. The Internet is changing the world of business through the accessibility of certain/all/illegal things, creating opportunities to every kind of entrepreneur. For example, the chapter regarding the Silk Road provides endless data proving the capitalistic success of the online black market. Although the dealing of drugs is all in all is illegal (drugs are bad, change people, etc), the creation of an website that makes “untraceable” transactions that not only attract more customers, but also compel online sellers to be more and do more. This is manifested through excellent customer service, something the existing drug business does not (and will never?) have. With the internet comes a slew of new money-making opportunities like the online drug trade, such as the evolution of porn through cybersex (compu-sex) and cam porn. Virtuality is completely bleeding into our reality, we, as users, are only feeding this process indefinitely. However, it is important to note that the internet, in conjunction with all its online services, are available to anyone and everyone. Children and teenagers are not only susceptible to ending up on a wrong site and seeing the wrong thing, but they can also unknowingly become victims and be exploited through the screen.
