I see, actually there's a popular thread in the bitcoin subreddit petitioning to change the name to "FreeMarket" to escape the negative connotations of "DarkMar

I see, actually there's a popular thread in the bitcoin subreddit petitioning to change the name to "FreeMarket" to escape the negative connotations of "DarkMarket", so it seems a lot of people see it as a marketing failure rather than success. I partially agree with you even though I want to see the state destroyed. Goading them to attack will likely result in consequences for some of the people using the tool, but it's also a way to put active hostile pressure on the attack surfaces as well to quickly show any security flaws.