• slst@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 years ago

    I am always surprised that even tech-savy ppl I know mostly are completely unaware of torrenting. They all use their streaming websites with tons of popups and ads and complain when they have to find a new one every now and then, I don’t get why they just won’t torrent even after showing them.

    Edit: by streaming sites I mean pirate ones

    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I don’t get why they won’t just torrent

      You have to find a torrent that hasn’t been subject to a DMCA takedown, research the ones found to make sure it’s good quality, not a virus, and has enough seeders to be viable. Make sure you have a VPN and that it’s up to date so your ISP doesn’t start sending angry letters. Then you have to wait for the torrent to download and make sure you have enough storage space for it.

      And you “don’t get” why they prefer a click and go option?

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        2 years ago

        Mullvad vpn plus ublock origin plus thepiratebay . org ? That’ll be fine for the majority of stuff

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          2 years ago

          torrent for PC are no longer bound by one website anymore. we can pull many sources at once with Jackett