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> but it’s rarely ever that, is it? Maybe I'm unique, but my dark net activity is usually pretty tame. The number one reason I use Tor is because browsing onio

> but it’s rarely ever that, is it? Maybe I'm unique, but my dark net activity is usually pretty tame. The number one reason I use Tor is because browsing onion sites reminds a bit more of how the web used to be in the late 1990s. Lot's of garbage of course, but a lot more serendipitous discovery than the web today. Because of its anonymous nature Onion sites are inherently resistant to being swallowed whole by advertising. Nobody on the dark web is creating "content marketing", if someone is trying to sell you something it's obvious. You're not the product on the dark web. I know it's wishful thinking, but I often hope for a parallel web to really thrive on Tor.

mypastself 4y ago
If I may ask (provided you’re comfortable with disclosing) what kind of content do you find there that’s genuinely interesting?
- shaky-carrousel 4y ago
  Personal blogs in my case. I find a similar landscape on Gemini. I really dislike the noise proeuced by ad-sponsored websites.
- mhitza 4y ago
  While not Tor, I browse I2P websites from time to time. tracker2.postman.i2p is a great torrent tracker if I want to easily get access to leaked material I read in the news about. And planet.i2p to see newly "registered" websites. Content on those websites vary, but I've stumbled upon a couple of blogs, ranging from the mundane, to conspiracy theory blogs, which are also fun to read. It really does give you that 90s internet feeling.
- bombcar 4y ago
  A surprising number of "clarinet" (er clearnet spellcheck) sites have onion sites, if you use Brave and TOR it sometimes shows up a little onion in the right telling you there's an onion version available.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    The regular tor browser does this too. Nytimes.Com is an example.
matheusmoreira 4y ago
> I know it's wishful thinking, but I often hope for a parallel web to really thrive on Tor. Me too. Wish every blog and web site out there was a hidden service instead. Especially this one.

mypastself 4y ago

If I may ask (provided you’re comfortable with disclosing) what kind of content do you find there that’s genuinely interesting?

shaky-carrousel 4y ago
Personal blogs in my case. I find a similar landscape on Gemini. I really dislike the noise proeuced by ad-sponsored websites.
mhitza 4y ago
While not Tor, I browse I2P websites from time to time. tracker2.postman.i2p is a great torrent tracker if I want to easily get access to leaked material I read in the news about. And planet.i2p to see newly "registered" websites. Content on those websites vary, but I've stumbled upon a couple of blogs, ranging from the mundane, to conspiracy theory blogs, which are also fun to read. It really does give you that 90s internet feeling.
bombcar 4y ago
A surprising number of "clarinet" (er clearnet spellcheck) sites have onion sites, if you use Brave and TOR it sometimes shows up a little onion in the right telling you there's an onion version available.
- Scoundreller 4y ago
  The regular tor browser does this too. Nytimes.Com is an example.

matheusmoreira 4y ago

> I know it's wishful thinking, but I often hope for a parallel web to really thrive on Tor. Me too. Wish every blog and web site out there was a hidden service instead. Especially this one.