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Why torrent? Image of two computer screens, one with an up arrow and one with a down arrow, joined by a squiggly dotted line. There are plenty of reasons to learn how to do this. I don't care if yours are considered legal or not. As long as you're not causing harm to vulnerable people, you should do whatever you want. What concerns me is our ability to preserve materials that are rare, obscure, out of print, or otherwise without reliable distribution. There are few legitimate channels remaining for this purpose. We face a future without them entirely. Torrenting is a decentralized way to access those things and share them with each other, on our terms.
Originally published 3/23/2025.
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