The comment section of Digg was very different from Reddit. The Digg redesign was the original reason I ended up moving to Reddit.
Their were some one word replies and grammar mistakes but it was certainly not the norm in the subs I frequented at the time.
I can't say much about other social media sites, as Reddit is the only one I have used with any regularity.
I would just keep my PC on 24/7. Did that for a good decade before I built a server. Now the ARR stacks make torrenting on private sites effortless.
This is one of the main reasons Republicans don't like education. They want to dismantle it and go to a charter system. That way they can profit off education and keep people stupid.
Running qBittorrent over web UI was a game changer. I was running it off a personal PC for the longest time (usually my newest gaming machine) but finally built a dedicated server.
Whose ready for some AOL ultimate Frisbee?
To answer the question, I don't think they should be used for anything. Keep a small stack for a rainy day and get rid of the rest. There is a reason they are all it thrift stores and being given away for free. Their are much better alternatives out their for storage. Unless you are a hoarder. Then, just add them to your pile of crap you will never use/need again.
I have burned thousands of CD/DVDs in my life but maybe only 10 in the past 15 years or so.
Having a small community is a blessing and a curse. Reddit grew too large of a user base, and the quality of interactions took a significant decline around 2015 or so. I'm hoping Lemmy (and federation in general) can bring back what I found special about Reddit around 2009-2010.
I see some of the issues that Reddit has (one-word or low-effort comments, people not reading the article, atrocious grammar/spelling), but it doesn't seem to be the norm. I've been visiting Lemmy for around a year but have finally decided to stop using Reddit and become active over here.
Jackett can be run on any computer. It doesn't need a server or any serious hardware. It can probably be run on a $20 Pi. It's just allows you to interact with trackers via API calls.
I use Prowlarr via Docker now a days. It's provides a much better experience to interact with othe instances of ARRs.