There is nothing overclever about it, the tech is obviously being abused by criminals. The question around whether it's worth it to enable some "freedom of the press" is apparently enough to evoke some anger within you.

All tech is abused by criminals. Should an ISP close up shop when one of their subscribers is proven to be a hacker? Likewise, we could argue that many of the legitimate technology companies should be considered criminals. With a few strokes of the pen, they could one day be criminals.

My first interaction with Tor I purchased some weed on Silk Road. All very much illegally then and less so now. Things change and are not always quite right to begin with. I’d wager that many readers here now have legal retail access to euphoria inducing cannabis products that they did not at the time of that transaction on SR.

Also. I understand that Tor isn’t always secure and I may have messed up. But whatever. Even as some obfuscation I’m ok with it. Anyone interested could track the payment and find me.

Rather than playing coy, you should tackle the challenging part of your argument head-on: tell us why you think Tor is different from other technologies that are routinely abused. That would actually be a substantive contribution to the discussion.

Why do I have to tell you this when it should be instantly obvious: Tor is literally designed to obfuscate the identity of people. A coffee machine isn't.

So you think people in oppressive regimes should voice their opinion and/or whistleblow with no identity protection and risk... death?

You either have haven't thought about this topic very long, or you're just a troll.

I assume that since you think that desiring anonymity is criminal that you wouldn't mind replying with your full legal name.

I'm curious if you are also opposed to encryption in general. How about https? Should all traffic be http?

>Why do I have to tell you this when it should be instantly obvious

Because it's only instantly obvious until you consider it for a moment. By your logic, literally any privacy-preserving technology, be it disposable email services or *69 on your telephone, are morally unjustifiable.

Drop your pen, cause that is a tool abused by criminals to make atom bombs (ultimately).