• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    Torrenting isn’t difficult but it’s also not very user friendly.

    I don’t really know what a magnet link is, I just know it’s what I want. There’s also a bunch of stats and settings in my torrenting app that I don’t understand but apparently it’s ok to just ignore them. I’m fine with that, but that level of confusion is very off-putting to most people.

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      3 days ago

      I know people who have some app, I forget its name, on their smart television which is very accessible. It looks like a regular streaming service dashboard. Torrenting doesn’t have to be difficult and technical - but I wouldn’t have seen this if I didn’t go to that friend’s place.

    • VAK@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I think anyone comfortable with managing files on a computer would be fine with torrents. Especially anything like qbitorrent which has integrated search. But the majority are ipad kinda users.