ask yourself what does the US government benefit from the mere existence of tor let alone the use?
why would they fund tor?
is it really not obvious?
bait and switch tactics - 'they' are 'us' - infiltration - knowledge.... fucking us
to see where we are blah blah blah tech wise and head wise to be able to take out kim dot coms etc .... where are all the bad anti-capitalist children playing? .... how would they know?
i would argue they dont care if people know about snowden shit cause what they have in line for the future is beyond all of what snowden knew what he used - they dont think in terms of this generation like the people are taught to do - they think incredibly long term
the system is not stupid in this way but in other ways yes
it is performative - political theater .... keep those brats busy... its like a false flag