21:57 Ross on January 1, 2012 “Well, I'm choosing to write a journal for 2012. I imagine that some day I may have a story written about my life, and it would be good to have a detailed account of it.” Man Ross, you didn’t know how true this statement was going to be 😅
Thanks again for the well done documentation. I recently read the book 'Empire of Pain' regarding the Sackler family and the opium epidemic in America. He didn't do what the Sacklers did, but got a mind bending sentence. I am all for personal surveillance and proclivities, if you are not hurting someone then go for it. Hard for me to take in the fact that an epidemic thoughtfully brought on by drug companies are still not brought to justice.
I don't disagree about the Sackler part, but for you to imply that he wasn't hurting anyone is disingenuous at best. His site helped connect pedos, human traffickers, murderers for hire, etc. He even tried to hire hitmen himself. He deserves every second of that sentence
They are 1 billions times more responsible for addiction than this man. Most people who bought drugs there, used them responsibly. When I was at the worst of my addiction, there is no way I would go through the trouble of learning multiple programs and hiding bitcoin transactions, only to hopefully get drugs in the mail within the week. I needed my shit now, and I didn't have extra money to pay bitcoin fees, and I certainly didn't have time to wait days..hah.
There’s a video on RUclips that goes over Ross’s chat transcripts in depth. It’s absolutely fascinating. Ross, in my opinion, legitimately tried to have people killed. For that, he should be punished… for the rest… who knows
various federal agents and law enforcement had access to the chats and could tamper with the database at will. you cant look me dead in the eyes and tell me that neither of them would stage a hitman to try to secure a conviction.
The governments are our enemies. Every politician who truly wants to better our society is stopped to advance above a certain point by the corrupt system and its minions.
The amount of crime that went on that site makes the sentence rather fair. Plus no plea deal. Though I wonder how he coped with running such a website, did he keep his conscious since it’s just over the internet and not real?
I can't help but think Ross' sentencing was more of a message to those willing to go against the american State/ federal government ideologically, as he did. Crimes similar to his and even much worst and more violent than his don't get this kind of punishment.
No he ordered assassination. Don't care about his political beliefs one bit. Lock him up for life. Also drug is ruin of society and criminal like him should be treated as harshly by law as possible
I mean, he attempted multiple murders for hire. He was also offered a plea deal. Obviously, there's no guarantee it would've been accepted but had he worked with authorities, he likely would've have gotten a much lighter sentence.
It's not just about being ideologically opposed it's about being ideologically opposed you can do that all day long and they won't care it's about being ideologically opposed && making money, that's when they come down on you.
I also party think how harsh the punishment feels but at the same time, his site was used by other nefarious groups/person to distribute drugs which destroy lives. He happens to be the head, CEO, creator - the kingpin. Examples needed to be made. Seems like an ok guy especially how he spent time in prison. But still, he's a huge enabler of crimes/addictions just simply from creating the site.
I have seen a number of docs about Silk Road - This is without doubt the most - accurate and concise - You have done a great job - Thanks for making and sharing .....
Gotta say I respect how u haven’t really switched up ur sponsors like keeps, they held you down in the beginning and u still rock with them. Respect my boy! Huge fan since ur natty vids!
I know it's not on purpose but Russ mentor Clark was jailed today 11th july 2023 for 20 years and Philion just drops a video about this story today, crazy lol
The amount of time and effort you put into your videos is insane. Always found the silk road stuff to be fascinating af. Thanks for making our day better with this upload!
I'm new to your channel but have been watching a lot over the last few months and have to say your content is always fascinating and high quality! Please, please dont stop
He used to be so much funnier. He had a year where he was reacting to bodybuilders and their hilarious moments. Best era of his channel really and the real reason he got popular. Sad he took down his Kyriakos Grizzly clips.
I'd like to see a similar investigation into RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) and the drug-lord war it had with a rival project Hydra. That story, from what I know, it equally dramatic. I can even help to translate from russian.
Man was making millions upon millions from his laptop and decided to stay in SanFrancisco instead of a no-extradition country. What a dumb genius DPR was lmao
if he had choosen to sell the website he could've laundered the money and build a legitimate business, or relocate into a no extradition country which also works
I can’t help but think he got busted because, like every dyed in the wool libertarian I’ve ever met, he VASTLY overestimated his own intelligence and underestimated that of everyone else.
Well, he did because he made rookie mistakes that gave his identity away. The fact that some guy found out his identity on the open web by doing a simple Google search (the user altoid giving his Ross Ulbright Gmail account away) lol
@@bobbypukes605it's crazy I've been doing a lot of research on similar subjects including this one and it's nuts how many people fucked up so simple in the very beginning. And he almost got away with it..
Agree. Not to mention: he should have left SF and kept moving the minute they showed up asking about the fake passports. He could have gone to some other country that night, bought a fake ID.
This is such a fascinating story. I’ve heard it before, but the editing and presentation of these recent videos make it worth it to hear it again. Great job 👏🏼
another amazing and high quality documentary. i've seen some other videos on the silk road but there as always a point when it became hard to follow. this was the first video i've seen on it where everything and every person was explained perfectly and in a way that wasn't overloaded with information.
How is this story not a movie already?? Crooked feds, good feds, smart dude gone bad...murder for hire, drugs...cat and mouse and a solid apprehension plan. Fascinating
I recall watching at least one movie, a documentary, years ago. As for a fictionalized movie, I'm not sure. But why would you need to fictionalize this? Isn't the story interesting enough?
My boy Philion is bringing the 🔥Your content has matured exponentially in the last year. I Predict you will hit 1 Million Subscribers on December 13th, 2023 @ 5:42pm EST. Let me be the first one to tell you congratulations!
Philion, I make completely different content but you have inspired me with the story telling, editing and overall production that goes into these mini docs! I know they take a lot of time and effort (I struggle with 10 min or more lol) Thank you for inspiring me as a creator!
I think it’s worth mentioning that the FBI almost certainly painted a mostly false story of their actions. They weren’t smart enough to find him legally and without luck
@@skeletonbuyingpealts7134 ignorant comment. Libertarians must believe freedom is paramount. That is all, and most libertarians in the world do not advocate private tyranny, like American ones do.
Well, there was certainly corruption involved. But, I really don't think he was that smart. I mean, even he himself admited that too many people close to him knew too much. I think it was a little from column A, a little from column B. The way he talked about things in his diary, I don't buy that he was just one of three guys using the DPR handle either.
@@RazgrizStraitzdo they believe in crime too? Because there are billions of dollars lost to drug crime every year. Libertarians are too unaware to realize not everyone has a great job but want to get high too.
That's the same mindset that lets while collar criminals get such light sentences. They're more 'useful' to society than a kid selling weed on a corner, even if they cause far, FAR more harm than that kid could every imagine.
Man this was a really nostalgic video to watch. Silk Road blew up as I graduated high school and had friends that partook for certain drugs, it really brings me back to that era of the internet and tor/btc. What a wild story, it’s like our generations Frank Abagnale Jr. And “Catch Me if You Can”
I visited the site once back when it was still up just to see what it was like, didn't buy anything. It was a bizarre experience to say the least to see the familiar online store format with hard drug names and other criminal shit as categories.
@@MrTortillaDudewhat exactly qualifies as original content in your mind? Did you want him to write his first fictional novel or original screenplay? Get out of here with that bs 😂
As soon as I saw “Carl” I would shut everything down, told my best customers where to find me, and made a whole new domain. It kinda feels like Ross started giving up. Not that I’m rooting for him lol. But what was the goal after a certain point.
Bro is complete idiot who got what he deserved. He left trails, kept a journal, got scammed multiple times, believed he was talking to some biker gang like hell's angels or something and went all in on the Walter White persona ordering hits on people. Don't forget that SR at some point or another had organ and human trafficking, hit men for hire, illegal weapons, counterfeit cash, etc. It serves him right.
Only a libertarian could believe they've not only invented the concept of a black market, but that it's more or less god's gift to the world, and that profiting from it is somehow doing the world a service. It's narcissism as political ideology
Ross was not a genius. He was caught in a coffee shop in America with the laptop open and logged in. He was scammed multiple times hiring hit men who did nothing but take his money and convince him it was a hit. He stumbled on to a good idea and did everything in his power to get caught.
The scam was a pretty good scam I feel most people in his situation would believe it and the way he got caught up was SO DUMB who goes out with that laptop he was asking for it def not genius
Should have left SF either when the Carl slip up happened or the fake passport visit. Moved around SE Asia; sold the site; chg’d his appearance and bought another fake id; started a new business and not flaunt the $$$.
They do but to call SilkRoad libertarian is a bit of a stretch. Sure maybe he wanted to create it for that reason but it was just a illegal market nothing else
Dude could have walked with a couple million, but his greed got the best of him. Is there no example of a human surpassing our greedy nature or are we doomed to be destroyed by our own greed?
@@ThomasxBlack I whole heartedly doubt it, you gotta pick your battles, and he chose to die on that hill for nothing. All it was, was his overinflated ego and poor decisions he had made that screwed his life. He could have walked out and stayed out of the spotlight and done a better push to improve the libertarian movement.
really respect the inclusion of his political beliefs and how that motivated his creation of the silk road - it wasn’t really a kingpin who founded this, it was an idealist, one who got too wrapped up in the excitement of gaining real power and influence. excellent work as always phil!
Man, the shutdown of Silkroad caused such a mess similar to the war on drugs. Scamsites and scamvendors were proliferating and I as a simple law student got implicated in an local police/Europol case concerning a person active on such a marketplace who happened to have my number in his contacts. Suffice to say the whole thing was waaay overblown and I got off without charges (duh) but it tells me how badly law enforcement was handling this shit.
It pedos get 10 years in prison smh but another great video bro I’ve been watching you for a while and it’s awesome to see how your videos just get better and better
I would be willing to "forgive" Ross, or at least not judge him too harshly were it not for the hits. Sure, his hits didn't kill anyone....but he believed they did. He tried roleplaying a mafioso boss, ordering hits like in the movies, and to him this fantasy was a reality. If I stabbed you in the face with intent to kill, and you survived, I am still guilty of murder by proxy of being willing to go through with it. It does not matter whether the murders actually happened, what is important is the intent. Ross deserves most of the sentence he got. That being said there are worse criminals than him that get of lighter.
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this video gets me more hyped than elon musk motivation videos. if he can code it so can i.
A mere 136k off that 1 million mark! Can’t wait my guy!!!
C is silent in "Tucson".
If you're reading this, you should link your sources in the description, or the ones you deem important.
If someone made a movie about Ross they NEED to cast Robert Pattinson. The similarities are uncanny.
Was looking for this comment, lol. Truly uncanny.
I knew he looked real familiar
Someone already made a movie about him. Clips of it were literally in the video.
Movie already exists and it sucks. Robert wouldn't have helped it any.
@@DavidKen878 Oh, damn. Literally?
21:57 Ross on January 1, 2012
“Well, I'm choosing to write a journal for 2012. I imagine that some day I may have a story written about my life, and it would be good to have a detailed account of it.”
Man Ross, you didn’t know how true this statement was going to be 😅
Hmmm😮
"be careful what you wish for"
Silk Road is one of my favourite internet stories. Haven't even watched it and I'm also pumped. Keep it up Philion!
Thanks again for the well done documentation. I recently read the book 'Empire of Pain' regarding the Sackler family and the opium epidemic in America. He didn't do what the Sacklers did, but got a mind bending sentence. I am all for personal surveillance and proclivities, if you are not hurting someone then go for it. Hard for me to take in the fact that an epidemic thoughtfully brought on by drug companies are still not brought to justice.
Facilitating the distribution of harmful substances is harm
The sad truth is that everything follows money in this country.
well put
I don't disagree about the Sackler part, but for you to imply that he wasn't hurting anyone is disingenuous at best. His site helped connect pedos, human traffickers, murderers for hire, etc. He even tried to hire hitmen himself. He deserves every second of that sentence
They are 1 billions times more responsible for addiction than this man. Most people who bought drugs there, used them responsibly. When I was at the worst of my addiction, there is no way I would go through the trouble of learning multiple programs and hiding bitcoin transactions, only to hopefully get drugs in the mail within the week. I needed my shit now, and I didn't have extra money to pay bitcoin fees, and I certainly didn't have time to wait days..hah.
There’s a video on RUclips that goes over Ross’s chat transcripts in depth. It’s absolutely fascinating. Ross, in my opinion, legitimately tried to have people killed. For that, he should be punished… for the rest… who knows
Seems like the dude was drunk on power and though he was untouchable, ended up getting memed on through fake pictures
Barely Sociable?
yh Barely Sociable is the goat
Yeah that video was some of his best. And he's one of the best.
Phillion is great. But... he isn't Barely Sociable.
various federal agents and law enforcement had access to the chats and could tamper with the database at will. you cant look me dead in the eyes and tell me that neither of them would stage a hitman to try to secure a conviction.
Insane how he got 2 life sentences and more time on top for the Silk Road but pedophiles get 10-20 years only…
Weird how no one wants to talk about that
The clown did enable them and a whole of else
That's why people should make their own justice for pedos.
The governments are our enemies. Every politician who truly wants to better our society is stopped to advance above a certain point by the corrupt system and its minions.
The amount of crime that went on that site makes the sentence rather fair. Plus no plea deal. Though I wonder how he coped with running such a website, did he keep his conscious since it’s just over the internet and not real?
Ive heard this story so many times and it never gets old.
I can't help but think Ross' sentencing was more of a message to those willing to go against the american State/ federal government ideologically, as he did. Crimes similar to his and even much worst and more violent than his don't get this kind of punishment.
No he ordered assassination. Don't care about his political beliefs one bit. Lock him up for life. Also drug is ruin of society and criminal like him should be treated as harshly by law as possible
Go against the gov and they make it known
Bootlickers will scream
I mean, he attempted multiple murders for hire. He was also offered a plea deal. Obviously, there's no guarantee it would've been accepted but had he worked with authorities, he likely would've have gotten a much lighter sentence.
It's not just about being ideologically opposed it's about being ideologically opposed you can do that all day long and they won't care it's about being ideologically opposed && making money, that's when they come down on you.
I also party think how harsh the punishment feels but at the same time, his site was used by other nefarious groups/person to distribute drugs which destroy lives. He happens to be the head, CEO, creator - the kingpin. Examples needed to be made. Seems like an ok guy especially how he spent time in prison. But still, he's a huge enabler of crimes/addictions just simply from creating the site.
The opening transition of this is brilliant
Yeah I really noticed and dig it
yess the editing, the sound design, the color grading, it’s so good!!
True. Master class editing
Agreed
Nice tension. Tightening the screw
I have seen a number of docs about Silk Road - This is without doubt the most - accurate and concise - You have done a great job - Thanks for making and sharing .....
Because he used other people's work and didn't credit them. Work that's been online for nearly a decade.
This is good. But read Kingpin - much better.
Bro these types of videos that you have been doing is amazing! Watched them all like 2 or 3 times all the way through!
The Homeland Security guy went to the wrong address, scratched his head in confusion and just gave up. Your tax dollars at work America 😂
No he was not at fault and corrected his mistake by going on right address
@@accountnotfound4209someone else went to the right address
@@megas13proto 😮😮
Law enforcement get it wrong sometimes - who'd have thought it?
Yup... They're not as scary as they want you to believe from Hollywood movies. This is a big psyop
Gotta say I respect how u haven’t really switched up ur sponsors like keeps, they held you down in the beginning and u still rock with them. Respect my boy! Huge fan since ur natty vids!
I love these videos, Phillion! Its own kind of documentaries, I would say👌🏻
I know it's not on purpose but Russ mentor Clark was jailed today 11th july 2023 for 20 years and Philion just drops a video about this story today, crazy lol
These just get better and better 😮
This will be my 4th time watching this video. Its by far your best yet. I cant wait to see what else you have lined up.
The amount of time and effort you put into your videos is insane. Always found the silk road stuff to be fascinating af. Thanks for making our day better with this upload!
How does Philion not have a million subs yet? His content has consistently gotten more impressive throughout the years, this video was heat🔥
I’ve been watching you since your natty or not videos and following your journey has been amazing!
I'm new to your channel but have been watching a lot over the last few months and have to say your content is always fascinating and high quality! Please, please dont stop
He used to be so much funnier. He had a year where he was reacting to bodybuilders and their hilarious moments. Best era of his channel really and the real reason he got popular. Sad he took down his Kyriakos Grizzly clips.
You must be enjoying the last fes vids so:)@@RazgrizStraitz
this video was so damn good, well done philion
another Philion banger lets gooooo!
I've watched most of the silk road documentaries, and this one is the most in-depth and the best.
I'd like to see a similar investigation into RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) and the drug-lord war it had with a rival project Hydra. That story, from what I know, it equally dramatic. I can even help to translate from russian.
That does sound interesting!
The fact they seized all the money, and did not use that for restitution *at least*, tells you where their true initiative is at
Man was making millions upon millions from his laptop and decided to stay in SanFrancisco instead of a no-extradition country. What a dumb genius DPR was lmao
if he had choosen to sell the website he could've laundered the money and build a legitimate business, or relocate into a no extradition country which also works
My man wouldnt be safe anywhere, just by looking at the sentence you know they would hunt and epstein him if he was in no extradition country
@@dagever7 Bang on, my man! They would have hunted him wherever he went..
he was far more dumb than genius
Special force’s don’t care about non extradition countries
I can’t help but think he got busted because, like every dyed in the wool libertarian I’ve ever met, he VASTLY overestimated his own intelligence and underestimated that of everyone else.
Well, he did because he made rookie mistakes that gave his identity away. The fact that some guy found out his identity on the open web by doing a simple Google search (the user altoid giving his Ross Ulbright Gmail account away) lol
@@bobbypukes605it's crazy I've been doing a lot of research on similar subjects including this one and it's nuts how many people fucked up so simple in the very beginning. And he almost got away with it..
YUP
Is that what you tell yourself to feel better about being a boot-licker?
Agree. Not to mention: he should have left SF and kept moving the minute they showed up asking about the fake passports. He could have gone to some other country that night, bought a fake ID.
This is such a fascinating story. I’ve heard it before, but the editing and presentation of these recent videos make it worth it to hear it again. Great job 👏🏼
Excellent job.. the most coherent timeline of his ascension and descension.. 👍🏻
I really like what Phillion is doing these days. Keep doing what you’re doing! 👌🏽
You're such a phenomenal creator. Thanks for putting in so much research, time, effort and delivery.
I fully support a free market, but at the same time I had no business having access to a plethora of research chemicals at age 15 lmao
Chuck Schumer. Of course that goblin was one of them
the v for vendetta reference at the end "ideas are bulletproof" simply brilliant.
"fiery passion for liberties and a cold hatred for government" is a sentiment that's more and more common these days
Always has been, always will be.
Left or right. That’s the one thing most of us agree on.
I like mittens!
@John-mf1sz
People really buy into that false dichotomy? Remember kids, tribalism is for dumbs. 😀
BROOO everywhere i swear
There's a reason. Revolts don't just happen over night.
another amazing and high quality documentary. i've seen some other videos on the silk road but there as always a point when it became hard to follow. this was the first video i've seen on it where everything and every person was explained perfectly and in a way that wasn't overloaded with information.
Appreciate the time you put into your amazing videos!
How is this story not a movie already?? Crooked feds, good feds, smart dude gone bad...murder for hire, drugs...cat and mouse and a solid apprehension plan. Fascinating
I recall watching at least one movie, a documentary, years ago. As for a fictionalized movie, I'm not sure. But why would you need to fictionalize this? Isn't the story interesting enough?
@@robertjenkins6132 that comment didn’t say anything about fictionalize Ing it.
It is a movie, came out in 2021 and Nick Robinson played Ross. Pretty much this exact same story with Hollywood actors.
His sentence was less about drugs and more about what the Silk Road represented or could’ve been
No. They offered him a deal; he was too arrogant to accept. Not everything is a conspiracy.
Truly loving your long format docu's
My boy Philion is bringing the 🔥Your content has matured exponentially in the last year. I Predict you will hit 1 Million Subscribers on December 13th, 2023 @ 5:42pm EST. Let me be the first one to tell you congratulations!
Philion, I make completely different content but you have inspired me with the story telling, editing and overall production that goes into these mini docs! I know they take a lot of time and effort (I struggle with 10 min or more lol) Thank you for inspiring me as a creator!
Great work!!!! It hurts to see that your subscribers are not growing. Good work YT, but you can't stop phillion
56:58 a more severe sentence than el chapo? Thats insane
I think it’s worth mentioning that the FBI almost certainly painted a mostly false story of their actions. They weren’t smart enough to find him legally and without luck
Lol the FBI can bypass any encryption, you fool.
Or he's a libertarian with a massive ego, aka a libertarian
@@skeletonbuyingpealts7134 ignorant comment. Libertarians must believe freedom is paramount. That is all, and most libertarians in the world do not advocate private tyranny, like American ones do.
Well, there was certainly corruption involved. But, I really don't think he was that smart. I mean, even he himself admited that too many people close to him knew too much. I think it was a little from column A, a little from column B. The way he talked about things in his diary, I don't buy that he was just one of three guys using the DPR handle either.
@@RazgrizStraitzdo they believe in crime too? Because there are billions of dollars lost to drug crime every year. Libertarians are too unaware to realize not everyone has a great job but want to get high too.
This video was fascinating! Thank you Philon for making it, keep up the good work💪
TBH I think Ross Ulbricht should be pardoned and given a job. What a waste, having him rot in a cell, not making use of his skills.
I agree & I mean they already do this with spies, or have in the past. Sooo
@@Liftedmussel223 exactly!
Vavek Ramaswamy has pledged to pardon Ross and Julian Assange and a list of others. Vavek 2024!
That's the same mindset that lets while collar criminals get such light sentences. They're more 'useful' to society than a kid selling weed on a corner, even if they cause far, FAR more harm than that kid could every imagine.
lefty?
Man this was a really nostalgic video to watch. Silk Road blew up as I graduated high school and had friends that partook for certain drugs, it really brings me back to that era of the internet and tor/btc.
What a wild story, it’s like our generations Frank Abagnale Jr. And “Catch Me if You Can”
I visited the site once back when it was still up just to see what it was like, didn't buy anything. It was a bizarre experience to say the least to see the familiar online store format with hard drug names and other criminal shit as categories.
knew Philion was cooking since he didn't upload for a while 🔥
Philion carrying the summer good shit lil bro
lil bro lol
barely sociable vid is better, pillion needs to make original content
@@MrTortillaDudewhat exactly qualifies as original content in your mind? Did you want him to write his first fictional novel or original screenplay? Get out of here with that bs 😂
@@MrTortillaDudefr go touch some grass. Fanboy
@@tclfan0180nah dude just make a video that hasn’t been made different 50 times on RUclips and also as a documentary on Netflix
Amazing work man, you are on another level with your content. Cheers from New Zealand
Damn! Robert Pattinson really messed up didn’t he? 😂
Gotta love when you get a new philion notification! Loving the content bud
There will always be another Silk Road.
Finally a banger Philion video been waiting for this for too LONG!!!!!!!!
As soon as I saw “Carl” I would shut everything down, told my best customers where to find me, and made a whole new domain. It kinda feels like Ross started giving up. Not that I’m rooting for him lol. But what was the goal after a certain point.
This was an amazing watch. You've outdone yourself philly
Whether you like what he did or not, ya gotta admit, bro is a legend
Monster would be a better word.
Or just identify him as legendary monster because monsters make history as well.
@@stesoo4429 I respectfully disagree, bro is a Legend #FreeRoss
@@stesoo4429 Giving people the freedom to do what they want. Yeah what a terrible person.
Bro is complete idiot who got what he deserved. He left trails, kept a journal, got scammed multiple times, believed he was talking to some biker gang like hell's angels or something and went all in on the Walter White persona ordering hits on people. Don't forget that SR at some point or another had organ and human trafficking, hit men for hire, illegal weapons, counterfeit cash, etc. It serves him right.
Only a libertarian could believe they've not only invented the concept of a black market, but that it's more or less god's gift to the world, and that profiting from it is somehow doing the world a service. It's narcissism as political ideology
A liberal acting like a liberal lol
Boom. Mic Drop
@@madawg3049🙄🙄
Do you have any actual rebuttals to the idea of libertarianism
@@SierNotsruht i don't feel like debating
philion consistently putting out bangers he literally cannot miss
What a boss. Guy paid $250mil for two pizzas.
He is the definition of at the right place at the time, and also at the wrong place and the wrong time
Ross was not a genius. He was caught in a coffee shop in America with the laptop open and logged in. He was scammed multiple times hiring hit men who did nothing but take his money and convince him it was a hit. He stumbled on to a good idea and did everything in his power to get caught.
The scam was a pretty good scam I feel most people in his situation would believe it and the way he got caught up was SO DUMB who goes out with that laptop he was asking for it def not genius
Caught un his house not coffee shop
@@sabelomngadi4894 caught in a coffee shop said by the FBI agent who caught him in a podcast
Should have left SF either when the Carl slip up happened or the fake passport visit. Moved around SE Asia; sold the site; chg’d his appearance and bought another fake id; started a new business and not flaunt the $$$.
As sad as I was to see the Sunday Sauce go, I'm very happy that both of you are putting out insane content! This was phenomenal!
Funny how attempts at creating a Libertarian paradise they always manage to show the flaws in Libertarian paradise.
Same as communism, any ideology offering a utopia will always fall apart when faced with the reality of people.
This could be said with anything
They do but to call SilkRoad libertarian is a bit of a stretch. Sure maybe he wanted to create it for that reason but it was just a illegal market nothing else
Same with the crypto island project
Your form of optimism is self sabotaging.
Time to make some popcorn and watch this movie. Love the content! I wouldn't be surprised to see you direct movies
They should make a new movie and cast Robert Pattinson to play him
Dude everyone needs that little loading bar for the ad reads its so cute. Awesome documentary btw really enjoyed it
Only bangers from my boy phil! Thank you for the entertainment bossman me and my girl gonna enjoy this one tonight 😎
Congrats on 150 vids. Best video essays on yt
Imagine paying 306.9m for 2 Papa John's pizzas
Watched barely sociable’s video and followed it with yours. Both are top tier content.
Still did NOT deserve life in prison. That’s insane. He should be let out T this point
Killing it as always!
The mafia hates competition
You make my night everytime you upload man thank you 🫶
Dude could have walked with a couple million, but his greed got the best of him. Is there no example of a human surpassing our greedy nature or are we doomed to be destroyed by our own greed?
Have you thought it wasn't about the money? He was a libertarian and he wanted to stand for what he believed.
@@ThomasxBlack I whole heartedly doubt it, you gotta pick your battles, and he chose to die on that hill for nothing. All it was, was his overinflated ego and poor decisions he had made that screwed his life. He could have walked out and stayed out of the spotlight and done a better push to improve the libertarian movement.
@@about80ninjasagree. At least after the ‘Carl’ slip up or the visit about the fake id’s.
Philion, you're the GOAT! amazing documentary, bruh.
the audacity of the lazy FBI to make him take the pics of his own fake death lol
we've all been put on a watchlist for watching this amazing video
I can’t stand when people get locked for that long for nonviolent crimes when we have actually dangerous criminals walking free all the time.
are you slow? he attempted to hire a hitman to kill people. How does he not deserve what happened?
Meanwhile pedos go free or get sentences like few months, 2-3 years
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Your ads transitions always make me the happiest person in the world
Not wanting to cause violence but allowing fentanyl to be sold is so funny
Exactly! How do people not see the flaw in that logic?
Gotta love those transitions to promo
really respect the inclusion of his political beliefs and how that motivated his creation of the silk road - it wasn’t really a kingpin who founded this, it was an idealist, one who got too wrapped up in the excitement of gaining real power and influence. excellent work as always phil!
Did you even watched the video? He was psychopath with lust for killing. He ordered dozens of assassinations. Thank god Dea got to him on time
Wake up babe, Philion just dropped a new video. (I'm literally Ryan Gosling from the movie Drive 2011)
Man, the shutdown of Silkroad caused such a mess similar to the war on drugs. Scamsites and scamvendors were proliferating and I as a simple law student got implicated in an local police/Europol case concerning a person active on such a marketplace who happened to have my number in his contacts. Suffice to say the whole thing was waaay overblown and I got off without charges (duh) but it tells me how badly law enforcement was handling this shit.
Damn lol
Bet u snitched lol
I go to Westlake and they have us upperclassmen reading and doing essays on the American Kingpin book in English class 💀
It pedos get 10 years in prison smh but another great video bro I’ve been watching you for a while and it’s awesome to see how your videos just get better and better
He was getting 10 years but didnt plea out. If he was black it wouldve been automatic double life with no pariole
@@greenyeezustea get that shit out of here bro I can’t believe people still walk around saying that shit
always happy when i see a phillion video
The war on drugs has failed, drugs won. Ross should get a medal for taking the dealing out of the streets, instead of a life sentence.
Amazing channel, keep this style of video coming man. You have real talent!
Amazing content as always. This guy is a genius, so tragic he ended up paying the price of the biggest scam ever: "War on Drugs".
This deserves more views!!
I would be willing to "forgive" Ross, or at least not judge him too harshly were it not for the hits. Sure, his hits didn't kill anyone....but he believed they did. He tried roleplaying a mafioso boss, ordering hits like in the movies, and to him this fantasy was a reality.
If I stabbed you in the face with intent to kill, and you survived, I am still guilty of murder by proxy of being willing to go through with it. It does not matter whether the murders actually happened, what is important is the intent. Ross deserves most of the sentence he got. That being said there are worse criminals than him that get of lighter.
I really like this channel.
The state doesnt really care if you riot, rape or kill, but when you try to fk with its business he goes after you with full force.