I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

This doesn't really track, or it's just worded weird. You can start working part-time at age 14 in most states in the US. Now, you could be a student who's too busy with school/sports to get a job, but if you have time to pirate I doubt that's a liting factor.

Now, I don't personally care what your actual case is. I'm just pointing out that your claims don't add up.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is a joke, right?

The US is currently economically collapsing, nearly every company/corp is firing and laying people off, an entry level job requires 3 to 5 years of experience, and something like 60% of companies freely admit to posting ghost jobs, fake online job listings that never actually result in a hire, or are just done to pretend an internal promotion is actually being competetively sourced to the whole job market.

It is extremely difficult for young people to find a job right now, one that ends up paying more than they'd lose in the costs of buying a car and gas and insurance to get to said job.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

OP's argument for being broke is that they live with their parents and thus can't get a job. I'm pointing out that that doesn't hold up, because living with their parents doesn't exclude anyone from getting a job.

I never said that there weren't valid reasons to not have a job or be broke. I'm saying the specific reasons they gave don't make sense.

Now that we've established that, I'd appreciate you not putting words in my mouth