People completely missing the point for an opportunity to shit on Apple is on brand though. Lol.

My fault. Sorry for the panic!

Yes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.

The passkey is also why you shouldn’t share torrent files.

You may notice slower speeds and difficulties downloading rare stuff. Generally, you'll probably be OK if you're looking for well-seeded files.

See here for a bit better explanation.

Def agree a boost button would make more sense and makes the intended purpose clear. At the end of the day I really only care that useful and insightful comments float up to the top.

I'm seeing more people move that direction. It's worth keeping an eye on it.

I think this is definitely the way to go! Just waiting on qbit now. VPNs are starting to feel dated (to me) for torrent use, but still great for privacy.

My vote goes to ivpn and Proton (in that order).

Yeah, ironic. A medium that should encourage vibrant communication and idea exchange has instead nurtured ignorance and hate. 🤦‍♀️ Thanks for your post!

All fine points and I can't argue against those! Just my personal preference where I don't mind being miserable for another few days, particularly in the case where important anti-bot features are missing.

I don't see any wrong answer; both options have advantages. Personally, we've already waited this long, what's another few days?