Yes. All the yes. I was shaky on it at first, because I really didn’t want to dive out of my depth when it comes to piracy (which really only includes torrents). I thought it was going to be confusing, but it really is just “sign up, pay, and get your API key”. And the price is right (using realDebrid).
However, I’m a little concerned. This makes it all so easy to stream and such, but what happens when everyone starts using it and torrents are no longer downloaded and properly seeded? Should I go out of my way to download something after I watch it and then seed for a few weeks? I still keep my VPN around, so that’s totally an option. I’m using Stremio in conjunction with realDebrid.
I think I just want to know a bit more about how it works and how the P2P functions. I want to be able to give back, but I only seed a few torrents at a time. I just don’t have the money for a large seeding server right now (which I may fix with a Pi5 at some point). Seeding is currently my only option/skill in helping piracy stay alive and the digital world stay free.
Off topic question
As a curious afterthought: Does anyone remember Azureus when it was just Azureus? I had a hard time remembering the name (it changed to Vuze) until the other day when I was listening to this: Teleport Pro Keygen Music (YouTube for those that use other frontends). This tune really brought back some good old memories of the OG (loose term, they’re OG to me) torrent pirates and their BANGER keygen music. Legends of their time… I really do look up to them. They’re fucking heroes.
Even late 00’s. I started young enough to know that old song and dance. Disgusting behavior, imo. The underpaid suddenly have their lives ruined, jail time, and millions in debt just because they sought a way to save a little money. Family lives ruined for what would be considered pocket money for big corp. The people that sell pirated content, sure, but they’ve destroyed people that were just using it.
Which is why I’ll never stop being a pirate. They’ve made examples of us for years by slaughtering the already destitute. Now the masks are coming off and their outstretched hands for your money, money that the common people don’t have in a repression, isn’t even subtle anymore. Those that never even looked to piracy are now seeing why its been done for years as subscriptions and buying content become more and more greedy.
Its a double edged sword, really. We need more people to realize and see the greed that’s rolling off these companies. That will, in turn, get a lot of piracy tools outlawed and we’ll have to get really sneaky and fly under the radar for a bit (much like the '90s and '00s). Imo, its a necessary evil. I’m just upset because I know we’ll lose more good people. And trust will be at a low soon. I remember the rumor that YIFY sold out because every tracker for YIFY rips was suddenly infested with feds and being watched closely.