The reason Tor exists is because of intelligence agencies - they literally created it[1]. It makes perfect sense. Agencies certainly want to be able to surveil

The reason Tor exists is because of intelligence agencies - they literally created it[1]. It makes perfect sense. Agencies certainly want to be able to surveil the population at large but they want to be able to act anonymously themselves. I mean, any fixed entry-point an agency chooses to the Internet is going to get a lot of attention. Agencies could mix it up in various ways - change entry points, mix their traffic, etc ... and the final result looks a lot like Tor. And so yeah, I'm sure you have idealistic operators who take heat for running nodes but I'd expect the agencies put some resources into making sure one way or another that the exit nodes exist. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network)#History