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by TruthHurts44 2011 days ago
The general public became too computer literate to use them and the paid services are really really easy to use.
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Being from Eastern Europe I can assure you, people lose all their learned helplessness surrounding technical stuff and become proficient torrent users if that's what separates them from their favorite movies and TV series and music.

People are "computer illiterate" when they dont care, are lazy or think they can make someone else do the work instead of them.