This is such a good point. There's a chicken / egg problem here where you need a critical mass of activity for anything interesting / useful to emerge but the b

This is such a good point. There's a chicken / egg problem here where you need a critical mass of activity for anything interesting / useful to emerge but the barrier to entry getting to these places is high enough, and the pain / friction involved with spending time there is significant enough, that communities have a difficult time forming. I think LookingGlass is meant to try to overcome some of these problems. That said, strolling down darknet alley sure does feel a lot like wandering around Chernobyl.