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Right, a workaround because bit torrent is no longer as useful - more work for everyone, change in tech, meanwhile the best trackers get taken out, users need to switch up trackers constantly, content gets fragmented, quality drops, old torrents get lost or everyone is left wondering wtf to do for 6-12 months until the new new thing takes over. Remind me why this is a good thing?
There’s ALWAYS a workaround!
Okay, nobody's saying there isn't a workaround, I'm saying torrenting becoming more mainstream isn't good for pirates.
Torrenting has been around for just about forever, and was massively more popular/mainstream one to two decades ago than it is now. Trackers get taken down, but bittorrent endures.
Again, not saying bittorrent is going anywhere - just that going super mainstream isn't making anything better. Ask people who were around during the heyday how much better torrenting has gotten since the likes of OG Demonoid, mininova, supernova, KAT, aXXo, YIFY even Rarbg got shut down or left the scene.
Has it gotten better? I was around during its heyday. I haven’t done much torrenting since streaming became a viable option (because piracy is about convenience, etc.), so I’m out of the loop with bittorrent in practice today. I used to be able to just use TPB back when it was the best public tracker, but it started getting sketchier after the guys got arrested. Simple, had everything. Download with your client, and you’re done. Had to use PeerGuardian for avoidance, then VPNs, but it was always easy. Is it somehow easier now?
Not to the best of my knowledge - which is my point, getting more mainstream the last time attracted attention, good trackers got taken down, everything got harder. Which is why I'm saying BT getting mainstream again isn't a bright side. Looks like I'm in the minority though.
I hear you, you have a point. On the other hand, though, a resurgence in popularity may mean new/better tools and options. I’ve been thinking about getting a Jellyfin/*arr setup going lately because of how splintered the streaming services have gotten, and the new tooling does seem very cool. More popularity means more contributors and more QOL features. Double edged sword.