[qersist3nce]

Sorry to see it go.

While we are at it, an honest question: Why should _anyone_ undertake the legal risk, monetary cost and development time burden for maintaining a public tracker?

What would release teams gain from setting up encoding pipelines and upholding their networking infrastructure?

[a1369209993]

> Why should _anyone_ undertake the legal risk, monetary cost and development time burden for maintaining a public tracker?

Try a more extreme example: why should anyone undertake the legal risk, monetary cost and logistical hassle of hiding Jews from the SS? It's not some psychopathic business decision; it's because some people stubbornly insist on doing the right thing despite it being unpopular, illegal, and clearly a bad idea.

If someone does manage to turn a profit doing it that's (all else being equal) great, but it's not the point.

[Shish2k]

Gotta have a hobby ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I wonder if The Scene is still remotely accurate by modern standards — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIs_5nfJKu4

[SamuelAdams]

Because some people grew up poor and without much access to content. Then they learned about this thing in the 90’s called the internet where you can share information with anyone for free.

So said poor person learned programming and other skills to get a tracker working so that they could give back to others who are in the same boat.

This way the poor kid (who’s family can’t afford lunch, let alone a 10€ /month Disney + subscription) can chat with their rich friends at the lunch table about the latest marvel film the week it releases and god forbid, fit in for once.