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gk7ncklxlts99w1 "Tor itself makes people into much more of a target (both locally and by the exit nodes)". I'd like more information. Is it talking about the browser, or the network? Using Tor properly, without bridges, in a country that doesn't ban the use of Tor, your ISP might flag you, but other than that they have no idea what you're doing. Using bridges, I don't see how using Tor makes you a target, and even if it did, given how much better Tor is compared to VPNs or the clearnet, there's no better option available that I'm aware of.
It is talking about Network.
ISPs can see that you are using Tor network (they see that your computer connects to one of the entry Tor nodes) hence they might or might not (no one knows this for sure - it depends on country, ISP, etc, etc - no one knows for sure!) flag you as using Tor often associates with doing shady things.
If you use bridge then it will try to mask your entry node so your ISP won't see you are connecting to Tor network so you are unlikely to become a target.
Its again boils down to the question: what you want to achieve? You can't use Tor for social media, banking, etc. Whilst you can use VPN for these (although, some streaming or other services might block the access if they think you are on VPN).
You can use a trusted VPN for your day-to-day activities so that it will hide your traffic from ISP (some ISPs are known for monitoring and selling your data)