Ive thought about torrents but they require a paid vpn from what i know? I dont really want to pay, which is why im thinking about piracy because im not made of money and cant afford a vpn. Im just not sure if its possible to be safe and sail the seven seas all for free?

What would you advise i do? what did you do when starting out?

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[–] teft@piefed.social 12 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Find someone in your circle of friends who can give you an invite to a private tracker or use usenet. Also vpns arent necessarily “required”. It will depend on your area and your download setup.

[–] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

usenet

Doesn't that require a minimum of two paid services?

[–] teft@piefed.social 2 points 17 hours ago

Depends on your location, your isp, and how patient you can be. There are free providers and indexers.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

There are communities for gaining entry into these, I don't know what they are off the top of my head but they exist and I've successfully used them

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

You can also find private torrent sites with temporary open registration on opentrackers (mostly new ones but not only). There you can find invite forums (so mind your stats).