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by Run_DOS_Run 1055 days ago
>yeah I saw some bad stuff there. After what I saw I don’t think anonymity is a good idea

This is a somewhat one-sided way of thinking.

Tor is a tool that can be used for useful things as well as misused for bad things (like a knife or a truck). Now, leaving aside the fact that websites related to credit card fraud, child pornography, and terrorism also have a large presence on the Clearweb.

Also, I'd like to note that Instagram is a global hub for human trafficking, and the moderators' stories don't sound any more innocuous than the Onion stories.

I use Tor daily and abide by the law, but don't want to miss the anonymity or pseudonymity of a Whonix VM and a Tails session.

Since I've been hosting Tor Nodes since I was 14, I don't have to worry about showing up on blacklists of 3-letter organizations, since I've been on top for over a decade anyway.
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yakireev 1055 days ago
> Since I've been hosting Tor Nodes since I was 14

Honest question: why do people host exit nodes when they aren't 14 anymore?

Given how dangerous it is to host one, and how little personal benefit one gets from it, I kinda assumed most exit nodes are hosted by three-letter agencies from various countries. Is that so? If not, how so?

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hellojesus 1055 days ago
They specified nodes but not the type. Most likely they are relay nodes and not exit nodes. But I'd appreciate it if the gp chimed in.
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mrits 1055 days ago
Not all tools are equal. The iron maiden was also a tool that I suppose could be used for cracking open pecans.
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esperent 1055 days ago
The iron maiden never existed FYI. Well, not as a real torture device. It was invented about 150 years ago as a fake museum display.
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flangola7 1055 days ago
Then use a real implement. Let's take mustard gas shells, what is their offsetting positive use? There isn't one.
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esperent 1054 days ago
Why exactly are you trying to compare mustard gas to Tor? I'm kind of lost here.

But anyway, to answer your question: mustard gas is not one thing, it's a class of chemicals. But one of them became the first ever chemotherapy drugs, Mustine:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlormethine

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mrits 1053 days ago
Why are you talking about mustard gas chemistry instead of the shells that were brought up?
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