"...even the NSA was quoted well over 10+ years ago saying that the NSA could exploit tor." Could you provide a link so I can share?
search: "Tor Stinks" NSA presentation / slide deck
https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-stinks-nsa-pre...
just for stating the obvious, "Tor Stinks" means that tor is _frustrating_ for the nsa, not that it has problems with anonymity. it _does_ have small and glaring problems with anonymity, but it still really frustrated the nsa. tor is painful for everyone involved. painful things can raise a stench when they go on for a long time. maybe if we didn't have tor then spy agencies would help secure people's firmware and software a little better. exploits provide for far more reliable logging than network compromises.