If piracy is moral and ethical and enables us to share knowledge, why do private trackers gatekeep this knowledge? It goes against the principles of piracy. Do they do it just to feel superior about bring in a sekrit club?

  • NeryK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1121·
    2 years ago

    I would say it is more of a practical consideration. Private trackers generally enforce upload/download ratios. This ensures the health of the sharing pool stays good.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      2 years ago

      Also, they curate the collection so that it doesn’t get filled with low quality garbage.

      Part of preserving and sharing knowledge is doing quality control.

      • Fedora@lemmy.haigner.meEnglish
        41·
        2 years ago

        They’re talking about the good seeder to leecher ratio on private trackers, compared to the poor seeder to leecher ratio on public trackers. You and a couple of others might be good seeders on public trackers, but the majority aren’t. Private trackers try to filter out leechers.