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So I use a VPN when torrenting as per usual but with Soulseek I wish to share my music with others and that requires me to open a port. I have no problem doing so I just do not pay for a VPN that can do this at the current price I am paying. Is it possible/what are the chances of me getting in trouble ISP wise from using soulseek with no VPN. With where I live I would get in trouble with no VPN and torrents for clarity.
I see posts from years ago saying no just wondering if things have changed.

Thanks

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[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You can't guarantee that there won't be a lawyer logging in, writing down your IP

[–] quirzle@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Survivorship bias is about surviving/passing a filter or selection process that's actually happened, not one that could theoretically happen one day.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It happened, that P2P users have been sued because lawyers were getting into the share and wrote down the IPs of the other user.

[–] quirzle@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The statement to which you replied wasn't about p2p users; it was about Soulseek. His perspective isn't a matter of his bias, but rather the complete lack of lawsuits against Soulseek users.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

You should change your scope then and stop looking only at the platform but at the technology, because it is the point of breach.