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@Zedstrian@kbin.social (2023) @Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com (2023–26) @Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz (2026–)

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  • My main need is a drop-in replacement for Real-Debrid for Stremio for relatives to use; compared to other options, it’s one of closest options to Netflix levels of usability on a smart TV.

    FMHY recommends Torbox, which also seemed to be the consensus of a Reddit thread I checked. It probably doesn’t have quite as big of a library of cached content as Real-Debrid, but I’ve noticed specific shows and movies getting removed from the service already, so a switch is probably needed soon.

    Premiumize is also commonly recommended, though its higher cost in exchange for also having Usenet functionality doesn’t seem to be worth it when Usenet providers like Eweka have better retention.










  • Reposting Reddit content in bulk to Lemmy (versus individual users reposting their own guides or informational posts) does nothing to organically build communities here, instead leaving a bunch of empty posts that make their communities look dead. It’s a chicken and egg problem, of course, but simply copying Reddit content wholesale isn’t the answer.

    Edit: Just want to clarify that I’m not doing any downvotes here, and see the logic in that having the best of the best Reddit content here could help convince some people to look at otherwise dead communities. The problem is that relying on such content encourages Lemmy users to be consumers of content rather than producers in their own right, and therefore think that maximizing opportunities for Lemmy users to contribute in their own right is for the best.





  • The current military buildup isn’t a response to China or inherently supportive of U.S. foreign policy goals, it’s a reaction to Russian aggression. The current U.S. administration is glad to let fascism spread, and thus is doing nothing to stop Russia, but that just means Europe needs to continue supporting the defense of Ukraine, demonstrating the independence of its own foreign policy in the process.

    This isn’t the Cold War, and foreign relations don’t have to be purely about siding with either the U.S. or China; the EU can and should stand on its own as a superpower in its own right. The U.S. is being weaponized for fascism under Trump, but that doesn’t solve the problem of China being an undemocratic nation conducting ethnic cleansing against its non-Han citizens and actively interfering in the sovereignty of Taiwan. A push towards green energy serves to boost China’s soft power, but it doesn’t fix those problems, nor account for the massive amounts of fossil fuels still being consumed to power the Chinese economy (including 25% of global coal consumption).