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Trying to post and comment often in an effort to add to Lemmy’s growth.

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  • I believe the term punk has kind of drifted towards a catch-all term to describe something that clashes against what is considered the norm for most people.

    There are definitely traditional punk themes in genres like cyberpunk and solarpunk. I feel like with dieselpunk and steampunk it’s largely a matter aesthetics.

    Kind of an easy way to describe broad themes. If you are looking for a game similar to Mad Max for example with a post apocalypse desert that’s full of scavengers it might be easier to just use the term desertpunk.










    • Are free tier VPNs (like Proton VPN) good enough?

    Other people have already answered this but keep in mind a lot of them are browser based. Even if you are using a web UI for your torrent client that’s not going to protect you. I’ve seen a few people here make that mistake.

    • I don’t want to pay much or anything for a VPN, is a way I can get a good free one, or set one myself somehow (I have experience with selfhosting) ?

    Have you considered looking into direct downloads?

    They are a bit more work but if you are motivated on going in without protection it’s a safer alternative.

    If it helps you rationalise the cost of a VPN you can always think about how much money you save compare to paying for subscription services.