Originally Posted by Matt 26z

In a way they both have something in common.

Drug dealers can't buy & sell legit products, so they deal the illegal product that is guaranteed to sell.

Spammers can't generate legit traffic, so they force the traffic to their sites through illegal mailing.

In other words, a bunch of losers who couldn't make a buck (or at least maintain their current lifestyle) if they were forced to use perfectly legal methods.