People who pirated in the late 90s and early 00s what is the most dramatic change from then till now? And if you had the power what would you bring back?
It's largely the same because we started out with mostly enthusiasts doing it in semi hidden places. Then it was mainstreamed and became too easy for casuals to do out in the open. So laws and enforcement caught up and now it's most effective again if you know your way around, which most casuals won't if they can afford a few streaming services.
One big change is no longer having to burn any media, you download something then it's on plex and you can watch it instantly.
If I could bring anything back from the 90s it would be a big selection of games, movies, tv, music, and books that I actually care enough to consume. There's hardly anything worth downloading anymore.
Plex is likely spying on you. It's a binary blob with financial aspirations. It takes less than a few MB to upload your entire database to their servers.