Im honestly scared to get into pirating but some things are just way too overpriced. i know theres the piract bay and such sites but it requires torrecting and a vpn but i cant afford a vpn so is there like a direct downloads version of the pirete bay or a safer alternative? im looking to get a few peices of media by the way.

also how do you all store so much media without issues or getting into trouble? also am i aksing the wrong place by chance?

i know there is internet archive but i find it hard to find what you are looking for and kinda clunky.

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    1 year ago

    Those two seem pretty slow regardless, but you’re right, that’s not a big difference, so it could work… really, though, the main hurdle is popularity. Unless you’re operating like a private tracker (which is no fun), it’s going to be very hard to get both uploaders and users to it. You’ll have to somehow get a lot of people interested, starting without any content (or if you’re an uploader yourself, not a lot of content), not a lot of recognition, on a relatively new platform. With the added bonus of it being harder to access.