Personally I use public trackers the most and only recently private trackers for stuff in my native language.
I did setup i2p a few days ago and currently have only downloaded around ~1GB. Most of my bandwith (143 GB in / 135.5 GB out) has come from just having it in the background 24/7.
The advantages of usenet don't really apply to me (longer retention, faster speeds, no vpn)
Streaming i find useful for checking if something is worth downloading
Made the poll with a VPN, didn't know this was an issue.
Should work now
It is not mine but it rivals all streaming services combined 40 fold in available content
I just use public trackers and streaming, don't even know what half of these are, lol
From how many people talk about real-debrid I would've thought it'd see more usage. But I also prefer having media stored by me instead of streaming. With Jellyfin it's easier to access with multiple devices.
How the hell are there more Private Tracker users than DDL users
usenet IS direct downloads. Unless DDL you mean like mega, mediafire, dropbox, gdrive, pxieldrain, rapidgator, debrid etc etc.
I have become a streaming junkie since I got a chromecast. I even stream pirated shit I already pirated and saved to a drive. Actually streaming pirated shit I already downloaded and saved to a drive years ago. I just hope certain apps remain available for this magic forever. I think it's key to own a dumb TV (not a smart TV). I don't need no 4K. Got me a Ch-cast HD. Got me some wi-fi. Got me some Stremio.