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My name is Ganesh and I am a leacher :( What do you good folk think of leechers? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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edit 2: thank you to everyone who replied.

edit: What type of leechers are acceptable and what kind are not acceptable according to you?

It's amazing how much I need others to validate my actions. I wish I could live guilt free without this. But, I can't, so here I am. Good people of lemmy, judge me

I don't have a lot of internet. I get like 1.5 GB of internet a dafy and it's 4G, not truly 4g, more like 0.2 mbps to 4mbps at max and I don't seed after I am done downloading my torrents. If I had greater amounts of Data, like limitless data or something like 2000GBs per month or something, I would constantly be seeding, but I don't. Are my actions morally justifiable? I feel guilty when that last seeder seeds me all I need and when someone needs another seeder, I turn off my seeding :(

I mean, I don't want to do it, but with the data I have, I can't afford to seed much, what should I do?

I might take some time to reply to you, I ain't abandoning the thread btw, is https://sh.itjust.works/ down? Just asking, I could not access it today

PS: I seed books and stuff like that. I mean, they are only like 1 or 2 mbs and I seed em when no one else is. But you know other stuff like extra legal videos series, soap operas etc etc are beyond me

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[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't worry about it. On the other side of the spectrum are people who use seed boxes which are literally seeding machines. I'm currently seeding 27 torrents 24/7. I occasionally go through and delete old ones with a good ratio (2+) and plenty of seeders. I was in a place similar to you once and I appreciated those who could seed. Now I'm trying to give back.

[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

500 torrent seeder here. I was a leecher back then, but now I have the bandwidth capacity and the Internet speed to do much more than before. I don't mind the leechers, they are part of the ecosystem.

[–] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

This might sound funny but I am serious. Thank you for your service. Like, not parallel to marines, but sure as hell you are a force for good :') In a few years, I will share the burden :)

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

weak, i have 5 torrents with a ratio over 1000, 334 TB seeded in total.

at this point i just do it because it's fun to have big numbers