A reasonable question.

The laws have always been in place for us, not them.

I agree.

I’m noticing this species has a problem with doing things the obviously correct way the first time.

It’s as though we’d rather put 100x more effort for 10% of the results just to prove that we “can” do it.

Good!!!

Piracy is a service problem.

Hey look everyone, he repeated it!

Go to any country without an egregious amount of excessive wealth and you’ll see fast how worldwide, piracy is a solution to the ever-growing disparity in wealth.

Like it or not, this is still consumerist rhetoric.

Anti-consumers and anti-suckers will say “do whatever gives you the best deal.”

It’s all business at the end of the day. These companies aren’t our friends.

And Okular!

https://annas-archive.org/

That’s the point.

Along with censorship.

Lol. There you guys go making up bullshit again!

Taken straight from their website: “This is an experiment to see if we can create a VPN service that is easy enough for everyone to use and that people will donate enough to sustain.”

Can you show me where it says they don’t want people using it for torrenting? Or are you just making it up to fit in with all the other people who don’t want to admit they’re wasting money?

Uhh, no. I’m calling out censorship for what it is.

If the mods didn’t want their abuse of power to be criticized, they shouldn’t have abused it in the first place.

No. People just said it’s not designed for torrenting even though that’s not true.

From their website: “This is an experiment to see if we can create a VPN service that is easy enough for everyone to use and that people will donate enough to sustain.”

They make no mention of discouraging use by torrenters. That was completely made up by people on this forum who don’t want to admit they’re collectively wasting money.

If the VPN is free, then you are the product.

How about you actually think about what this means instead of regurgitating it as though it’s a law of the universe?

Practically speaking, how am I the product? Practically speaking, why does it matter? Practically speaking, you’re just regurgitating bullshit you’ve been conditioned to accept by other proud consumers to justify why you’re wasting money and avoid looking for better options.

I don’t expect more from any of you at this point.

It’s like they want for people to respond with their consumerist nonsense, then remove/lock the thread so I can’t say anything back!

Really scummy behavior, but I honestly don’t expect more. Something fishy is going on for sure!

Yeah, and torrenting is an activist solution.

Yeah, that’s a lie suckers believe to justify wasting money.

Try to see things from a practical perspective instead of what will get you internet points from useful idiots.

Hey man, you’re arguing with yourself at this point.

Trying to convince yourself why you’re not wasting money.

Thanks for the informative response. I don’t have a fast internet connection and have to throttle my torrents anyways, so I’ve never reached the speed limit although I’m sure it’s there.

Thank you for the informative answer. I just came across it recently, so it’s nice to know some people have experience with it.

I wish I had found it sooner!

The fuck? The commenter was saying they don’t want people using their service, and now you’re saying we shouldn’t trust them when they say why they provide it?

At some point, it’s easier to acknowledge that most of you don’t want to admit you’re paying for something that you could be getting for free.

It’s okay, I see it all the time and don’t expect more from the average internet user at this point.