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I've been unmotivated in the past but i think it's time to sort out an alternative.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's why I highly recommend Fmovies, sudo-lol, and others. The barrier to entry is literally a browser and ublock origin and you can watch just about anything.

You can send someone a link to an episode and they can watch it. No sign ups, no ads (with ad block), and pretty decent service. No explaining what a torrent is. No VPN (though I recommend it of course).

Just pure content.

[–] lolrightythen 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How important is a vpn - in your opinion?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It depends on your threat profile. I don't go so far as to use it at home unless I'm downloading torrents or watching porn, since my legislators don't have a fucking clue how the Internet works and thinks they can PrOtEcT tHe ChIlDrEn by blocking porn.

I've started to use VPN when I'm on guest wifis, even encrypted ones. I don't want their owners to know what sites I visit.

[–] someacnt_ 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Do you live in where I live, that sounds exactly like my country

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I live in the US. If you live in a state or country that's totalitarian, then yes a VPN is probably a good idea, tor if you can handle the latency.

It's only a matter of time until both of those technologies are made illegal.