Apologies if this is a basic question, but I am curious to know what I am missing out on by not having access to private torrents? I have been able to find everything I wanted using public ones.

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    1 year ago
    • they are properly moderated so no fake torrents or malware (and anyone trying to upload those is immediately banned)
    • many have rules about formats, nfo files - another guarantee that your file is what it says it is
    • duplicates are not usually allowed - eg if an album already exists in FLAC format, you can’t upload another one
    • ratio requirements mean people almost always seed, and many use seed boxes which means speed is much faster. Movies download to my seed box in a couple of seconds typically.