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jazzyjackson on Aug 22, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Make Firefox Private Again

I pay my telecom for 500mbit up and down, what other infrastructure must be paid for to support torrenting?

Zetaphor on Aug 22, 2024 [–]

Each individual seeder is paying for electricity, storage, and internet access to make those torrents available to you.

jazzyjackson on Aug 22, 2024 | [–]

Right, and I'm one of them!

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