Im very paranoid about getting into piracy and im not sure if i should or it or not but there are so many things i want that i cant afford.

is there a secure linux os that i can use without a vpn? im pretty use to windows 10 but i was told linux mint is good for this kind of stuff, is that true?

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    You can use usenet to not use a VPN but then you are paying for the indexers and servers so still not free

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        Free or just included with your internet service? I remember getting usenet as an ISP perk long ago. No idea if they indexed any binary newsgroups though.

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          Included with service. Then they stopped doing it citing cost, not unlike how they don’t give you an email address anymore. I’m not sure I believe either excuse tbh.

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        So there’s a map somewhere online about which backbones there are, usually I try one server for a year and maybe get a block from another server depending if it’s on a different backbone and their black Friday deals.

        I currently am using eweka as the service and for indexers I’m on drunkenslug and nzbgeek