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Paragraph 3. They did, just not in the last 6 years.

Yep. I’ve been there.

Completely agree and understand. I'm just in a situation where I'd like to be able to wield the same great information in a different format. Maybe someone can recommend a different youtube channel. I think thats what I'm ultimately searching for...

Can you provide some examples of what you are looking for? There are a handful of private edu trackers that may have the content you desire.

This is one of the single most important pieces of advice. Unless you have access to topsites, then this is about as close to the source as you are going to get, except for FitGirl repacks that can be DDLd from her site.

Yep. The approach that Denuvo utilizes has been discussed forever, but games didn't really have the extra CPU cycles to run around and validate the integrity of each and every function. Most games are balls to the wall and using every CPU cycle it can. Point is, games that require heavy performance suffer under Denuvo unless your system is bleeding edge. This means the vast majority of their customer base suffer. There are all sorts of ways to prevent piracy for games.. but most companies can't utilize these approaches due to the very nature of disorganized game development.

Many do provide some form of checksum.

Please define fascism.

I don’t.

But I take many precautions.

I’ve been pirating software since the C64. About 40 years. Never stopped. Never will.

I buy the good software I encounter. As a developer, i know it’s important to keep funding further development. Unfortunately most is overpriced garbage.

Long story short.

1. Be prepared for disaster.
2. Scan it. Sandbox it if concerned.
3. Firewall inspect/block/allow every outbound comm.
4. Get it from a trusted source.

Basically the same stuff you should be doing with all software.

Edit for firewall clarification.

I hear ya. Voting is supposed to help self moderate, but it is just abused.

Your definitions, not mine.

Extremes are untenable. There has to be a compromise at some point.

I think your leftist definition is more moderate than mine.

I think many moderates agree on the general premise of what you want, but how to get there will take more work.

I’m far from enlightened, and I’m clearly ignorant for pissing up hill with a reactionary such as yourself.

Good luck. Enjoy your life of suffering and toil.