[tor-relays] Why adding more Nodes won't help?

[grarpamp]

Paths are driven by the client and unchecked, it's not hard to do.
However first you're better off taking a serious look at your threat
model, which you've not mentioned at all for anyone to help you
qualify it and any potential solutions therein, before turning random
knobs in whatever anonymous overlays you're using.

Likely more useful than hop count would be analysis
of the real world node network, with path selection
leanings and choices being made therein.
But again, no one seems to be taking up and
working that project. Sybils all the way down...