On 08/20/2015 08:42 PM, 12xBTM wrote:
And #2: Cost. Take me for example, I have no trouble handling abuse, operation, and legal things that take up time, but it's hard to justify $X/mo towards Tor as opposed to $X/mo towards my student loan.
You can rent a real (not virtual) 100Mbps server for less than $10/month.
I realize that $10 can be a lot of money if you're struggling to put food on the table. For others, though, that's the cost of 2 beverages at Starbucks per month. Not such a burden.
There is also the option of donating money to organizations that run exit nodes. This is less desirable than running an exit yourself (due to further concentration of exit capability by big players) but still beneficial. I doubt that they would turn away a $5/month donation.