Idk why but the simplicity of it has me convinced and so far it works well.

And they don't care what filthy shit you watch from home so long as they don't have to see it

I personally prefer Proton. They seem to get blocked less often.

(And yes I'm aware of the CEO controversy, he seems more like a Libertarian to me, not some right wing extremist)

Mullvad is the best $5 and change I spend each month.

I recommend AirVPN. Never had a problem w/ them & doesn’t require a special VPN client.

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Isn't that the plan?

A load of game patchers use torrent tech to improve speeds. Lots of gamers torrent with out even realizing it

They will use it as another excuse to damage education.

(Donald trump voice)
"We should hold all food companys liable for users violent crimes, this man stabbed another man to death with a spoon! 30 minutes before he ate kraft mac and cheese. It gave him the energy to violently stab this innocent man"

Lets hope they got common sense

I love Mullvad and used them for years, but without port forwarding, they're not the service you want for torrenting. Some alternatives like AirVPN or ProtonVPN are better suited for that stuff.

Before the haters jump in and tell me "it works fine fer me!" it's only working because the user on the other end, like myself, have port forwarding set up. Since you don't have it, you'll never connect to anyone else like yourself nor will they be able to connect to you.

Of course there are alternatives like streaming and Usenet but there are tradeoffs no matter what you pick.

Get to the point that you don't want their products. Consuming their stuff at all is like sporting brand name cloths and covering the logo.

Once you do this you will find you don't need most of it and it's just a waste of time anyway. The stuff that is authentic and that you genuinely need you can support.

It's honestly like quitting drugs.

or even water

Already did.

We never stopped the “lol treaties with Native American tribes don’t count” bullshit.

I believe ISPs do not want to cut people off. All that does is push you to a competitor. They want to be able to hold you liable for damages

Dude - this is the truth. Thanks for giving me something to work towards.

I got one then another, then got a VPN...

Yeah, sure but to "steal something" is to imply that you're depriving the original owner use of the thing you stole. This is more like making an exact copy depriving nobody of use of the original thing.

it's more like depriving someone use of roads, sidewalks, and doors because they got caught walking out of Kinkos

In the beginning we used to exchange cassettes. You would have a boombox with two cassettes. You would play one while you recorded on the other. Then you gave the cassette back to your friend. Next was the VCR with the big ass cassettes.

Then you would do the same with floppies, then zip disks. Then one day CD recording was a thing, then DVDs. Then thumb drives and now portable HDDs. Basically the cheapest form or recording is always the most popular way for people to share stuff.

The only ones who don't want us to share are those who want to make millions by never innovating.

For straight up running a hose or an extension cord so they're not completely doa.