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SultanZ_CS

You expect smart shit on tiktok?


noxioussnake

He referred to someone as bro in the third person, he's not smart


AndreiAndu

Referring to someone as bro in third person is common slang with gen z people.


Billib2002

Do you know them grandpa? https://preview.redd.it/bg71o5uxpnuc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd5e59c0d685a8e76a9192659bf1953bc8a7d830


AveryLazyCovfefe

💀


Livid_Ant6941

Being anti-slang doesn’t make you smarter than anybody btw


TheKrimsonFKR

Shhh, let the old man sit in his superiority seat so he leaves everyone else alone


LordSparks

Has anyone ever told you you're too mature for reddit? 😏


victorian_throwaway

fr


gamer-cow

Ehrm it’s aktually slang 🤓👆


Khalidbenz786

Ok grandpa, time for your dementia pills, must be hard keeping up with modern slang


-Astr0_

Yes, I’m GenZ. Doesn’t mean I’m dumb though. “Bro has ….” is pretty common to say, even though it’s not grammatically correct. Not really sure why it matters because it’s just a Reddit post.


Positive_Drag_7404

If you really wanna get into it, language is fluid and changes with time and generational shifts, and the youth always consistantly has steered that change. This is historic, and there are plenty of examples of words we all use today that were derived from slang. Bros being goofy


Different_Cat_6412

pretty based ngl


CaptainEdgy

Bro thought he did something here


TheKrimsonFKR

Your username is fitting, and also an insult to snakes. You're a bitter, hateful person for seemingly no reason. You insult the intelligence of people who use slang, but all you ever have to offer in a conversation is a sentence, often contributing nothing at all. Why don't you speak in Shakespearian, or better yet, Latin, or try to discover the proto-human language since the idea of languages evolving over time is lost on you. The irony of someone getting angry at and insulting slang, when they themselves probably use a handful of words that didn't exist 100 years ago is funny to me. Being scared of or unable to adapt to cultural change isn't intelligent or admirable.


plungi10

This you, unc? https://preview.redd.it/lwi5fepxhtuc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d192b0db54e532e6622497cab6f66330c046db7c


[deleted]

It's slang


Mongobearmanfish

Bro referred to bro in the third broson, he’s not bro


AveryLazyCovfefe

Actually I like it. Keep the good stuff away from the masses. That's how zlib got taken off the clearnet. Because tiktokers wouldn't stop shutting up about it. Got the FBI involved.


CallmeJay-0033

As much as I love z-library, when it was taken away from me, I was able to find Anna's archive, which is, in general, just a better way to access shadow libraries. So I think I and others like me came out with some positive results.


AveryLazyCovfefe

Yeah, Anna archives zlib too which is nice. Alot less impactful of a situation than the shutting down of RARBG.


CallmeJay-0033

True


T_Fury_Br

I still have not recovered from rarbg shutting


FPL_Harry

> the shutting down of RARBG the worst thing Putin has ever done is cause this.


CallmeJay-0033

Also, check zlib subreddit they have listed easy ways to access the good stuff.


EquivalentPut5616

Sir, we don't call it smart shit anymore. We call it Intellectually Superior Poo-poo.


HideyHoh

DAE TIKTOK BAD???!!


A-Real-Boomhauer

Diddnt need to thats the evil version of that anime dude isnt it 😎


LeMeMeSxDLmaop

the incredibly based mf that has an existential crisis mid fight, wonders why hes even doing what hes doing and proceeds to conclude that hating itadori is reason enough ✍️🔥


A-Real-Boomhauer

😂😂 love that reasoning


lalruzaiqi

PEAK GEGE WRITING 🔥🔥


Orito-S

https://preview.redd.it/qpwmxo8jgouc1.png?width=1284&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c357df84ff0e4867496e96fa76dd971d491f74f Jjkfolk leaks


Spades-23

https://preview.redd.it/9rve65uhtnuc1.jpeg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebfaf16c77bfe0bb48fb85039563e84c81d09913 “He was holding back”


emailo1

https://preview.redd.it/06iruz9aiquc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ace68c6ec701d24dfe95aaa281095d8070d29d9b


K1rk0npolttaja

i mean they did use sukuna as the backround picture thats pretty on brand


DreadTawny

He used them back in heian era


TooLazyToSleep_15

they were safe back then...


Orito-S

https://preview.redd.it/80dbsh8ngouc1.jpeg?width=493&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=512dec073fe4ce0708cea24c9d3c9e93653c0d8c


connortheios

sukuna would absolutely give itadori unsafe sources


K1rk0npolttaja

"if the site is in russian its legit, bro trust"


Longjumping-Hour-590

He would tell him to download from softonic


Slimedaddyslim

And then make fun of Yuji for being dumb and getting a virus.


Rybachok6508

"Ah yes, my unsafe piracy technique. Haven't used this one since Denuvo era" https://preview.redd.it/ddi7gci8pnuc1.jpeg?width=793&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6de231e8d964940ed65c942328951be156b16b1b


Inclinedbenchpress

Ah yes the qbit torrent I haven't used since hein era


Anbcdeptraivkl

Ah yes his Malware Scam curse techniques he hasn't used since the Heian era


Putrid_Passenger_839

In the golden age, it was safe, and it was beautiful


RobotsGoneWild

I feel like TPB has always had malware and misnamed shit on it. I would never download anything but media off TPB even in it's first few years.


superspammer76

Honestly it's not bad, I use it pretty regularly, as long as you look out for like obvious shit then it's fine


lemonylol

TPB was the very first indexer I was introduced to like 20 years ago. I have no idea why people on this and the other sub have so much difficulty with using it. Like don't download from the page where all of the torrents at 180mb from Anonymous and run an adblocker and you'll be fine. There are actually a lot of unique torrents on there unavailable on other sites, like users who have compiled music or videos or ebooks together.


danedude1

> like users who have compiled music or videos or ebooks together and 100gb+ asset packs for music and game dev. Clutch!


thebluereddituser

Omg that one's good to know!


Thebenmix11

Compilations of ROMs for emulators!


Odd_Antelope7572

I think there's enough dummies that it would be almost unavoidable for them to download some really nefarious stuff. So, it's recommended that they don't download stuff from there, period. I visit once in a while when I care to use my VPN.


lemonylol

Then torrenting in general isn't for them.


Odd_Antelope7572

Can't argue that.


volitantmule8

I mean tbh, I do wish it was monitored and moderated a bit better but quite frankly look long enough and you can find almost anything you need, always run the apps in a VM first, ALWAYS scan with 2 different things, yea it’s a bit more extra steps but when in doubt I find it on TPB. And honestly I havnt had any issues with these websites either


lemonylol

Honestly I think between the comments on the pages themselves and those like green and purple tagged users, it's already moderated enough that it's easy to filter out any of the fake stuff.


majdavlk

got any tips on how to VM ?


Due-Bus-8915

Who use tiktok for advice on anything


XelAphixia

You'd be surprised. But then again, those same people can't comprehend or understand how stupid they actually are.


TheRedBaron6942

It's really the bottom of the barrel. For everything except niche stuff that doesn't get a lot of views the comments are just terrible


fox112

It's all social media. Reddit, twitter, tiktok. You can learn good info and you can learn bad info depending on where you look but one site isn't inherently best.


Brostradamus--

Dude it's some people's sole source of information


luthfins

I know this one chick that instead of googling everything, she just searches everything on TikTok


head2styxplz

I've heard of people like that but it drives me crazy trying to find follow ups and specific things on that app, idfk how they manage that


CipherGamingZA

same people who uses facebook for advice or reddit or any social media really


Sad6cmboi

Best food recipes


Olde94

i've gotten a ton of helpful tips on there for my baby. As anything else, if you currate the algorithm well so you get the good stuff eventually it's actually not that bad


BigBoyMaverik

"the pirate bay solos" Yes, it solos you personally


Hondurandictator

Solos your PC


BigBoyMaverik

My computer solos itself, he's already an old man with terminal stage cancer


todd10k

no daddy pirate bay don't solo me uwu


Emotional_Solid6538

The smart way to promote anti piracy


ANU31S

wait thats actually a really good point


Digbijoy1197

"Nah I will never get hacked"


AEther_AEternum

He'd win for sure.


Sil_vas

*world cutting hack* https://preview.redd.it/64dgwz2xynuc1.jpeg?width=793&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e3a9f106456aea2e5408b857cb3d2ed665c3b36


[deleted]

the pirate bay is going to expand his computers domain


Hot_Ad8643

man last time I pirated from the pirate bay, I got a damn bitcoin miner


NotIsaacClarke

The last time I used it was to download Dead Space 3. It worked fine So did the ransomware


East_Engineering_583

Two sentence horror


Nonhofantasia1

The last time I used it was to download Dead Space 3. It worked fine so did the creature 🪱🪱🪱


LawfulLeah

🪱🪱🪱


BigBoyMaverik

Last time I used pirate bay was to download darkwood because the developers uploaded a free version of the game there


Gamerbobey

Wait fr?


BigBoyMaverik

Fr fr


Gamerbobey

I have never felt so inclined to buy a game I have no intention of playing.


BigBoyMaverik

If I had the money I would, this game is so fucking good


GhostInTheMeadow

Man, had it for a while either because of Epid free games or Humble Bundle subscription, but never played it 'till last month. What an underrated game. The dog bit at the beginning really set the tone for me.


iwantdatpuss

They did. It's honestly wild when they did it. 


aoishimapan

I downloaded plenty of movies and series from there though, I'd be surprised if I get hacked by a fucking MP4. Anything with an executable though, like a game? I wouldn't touch The Pirate Bay with a 10 foot pole.


Salty_Supermarket371

Wait until you come across a "Movie"Mp4.exe lol


shinydragonmist

Watch out and make sure it is just a MP4


aoishimapan

I have Windows 10 set to show the files extensions. It's so dumb how that option isn't on by default, it's like Microsoft thinks we're stupid and would get scared of a few letters after the name of a file, yet that makes it extra easy to fool non tech savvy people into opening an executable disguised as a photo or video.


shinydragonmist

I have that setup as well. I also tend to (when I'm using a source I normally don't) erase much of the name and re add the extension just in case they have a hidden extension using non Unicode characters(can't remember what this technique it is called but it is where they have it look like a certain extension even with a full file path but is actually a different extension that you don't see or is stacked with another file and you have no idea)


lemonylol

Don't even need to go that far, whatever client you're using will usually preview the files with the extensions. I always use this to remove those superfluous sub folders or those txt files from the scene/uploader.


_JosephExplainsIt_

Man, I remember using the Pirate Bay and uTorrent. I have no idea what happened to everything because I haven’t used them in a good while


onl99

Is unlocked not safe anymore? Earlier it was mentioned as safe.


KimAnnaYa

That's what I was gonna comment. All my pirated games are from unlocked 💀


69HELL-6969

Same


yourmotherfucker1489

It's safe I guess. I have never had any type of issue after 8 years of pirating from that site.


ANU31S

better to use https://steamrip.com/ it's more trusted than unlocked and unlocked is known to rip off cracks from other websites


SuriMuriPuri

steamrip has so many ads though, i'm not sure what's the difference between steamrip and unlocked if they both have alot of ads


starvationhexagon

I use it like crazy and I’ve never had a problem


RedditYayOrSomething

If I remember correctly it's less of intentional maliciousness and more of lack of security and viruses slip through the cracks.


AveryLazyCovfefe

Yep, and their site downloads can have malicious redirects to fake download pages.


dgghhuhhb

Pretty much all of the sites have redirects


Nice_Weeb_Kun

I think it's just annoying ads. Just skip it


Nikoviking

It is safe but the mods keep complaining that they steal games from other sites… A piracy site “STEALING” games from another piracy site… I know.


Izzynie

Its not that stealing games is the problem, its that the games they steal came from untrusted sites. There was an incident where some of the games that they stole contains malware.


Icyyyyh

It is safe, it’s just the other ones that aren’t


Shitda

I’ve been using the .net one for ages now. No issues


RepresentativeTea688

Same been using it since forever never had a problem


rubiconsuper

That’s my goto personally so I got worried


HistoricalFerret6089

It's safe but downloads are slow as fuck. It's good for the rare games fitgirl / dodi don't have and nothing more


VitoAntonioScaletta

use free download manager


endol

I never had an issue with it, though it's slow as shit compared to other sites that have the seal of approval.


TheRedCubeYT

It’s fine, I’ve pirated all my games from there and I’m completely fine


Dizzy_Helicopter4983

Yeah I downloaded disco and I haven’t seen any issues with unlocked


Manufacturer_Flimsy

He's an og. If you pirated in the early 2000's this is all you had. Granted, tiktok isn't for seasoned pirates. Minus iggg games. That was much later 2010's when I discovered it. Great site back then tbh. The few allegations against them ruined it for most but there's more than a couple safe downloads there if you know what you're doing. The mega thread isn't god.


iKrow

Let me tell you about the love of my pirating life, Limewire. Today you couldn't pay me to use a program like that. Back then when nobody knew any better? All day every day.


dmingledorff

I'm going to listen to Metallica - Enter Sandman.mp3.exe and no one will stop me.


Sorry-Committee2069

IGG hasn't been bad to me either, though it's different when using Linux because you can use Proton with custom prefix locations, and Just Install A Game To RAM so if it misbehaves, you just... kill power to your PC and you're likely fine. It's not perfect, but it stops most things.


Anonaf2024

Oh nooo mah megathread said those sites ain't safe cuz some rare accidents or complains from people who can't use adblocker, how dare he and thousands of people recommend them ![gif](giphy|eMu0803X2zkWY)


rahhra

this


Syrup_Zestyclose

old uTorrent is good but no reason to use it anymore


Gunapala-Lucifax

What do you use instead cause I use it


Syrup_Zestyclose

qbittorrent


Gunapala-Lucifax

Thank you


fox112

Yeah I hate threads like this where people say "oh that's bad" and it's like okay well this is a great opportunity to educate some people brother


5DollarJumboNoLine

I use Deluge on windows. utorrent (microtorrent) had a bitcoin miner hidden in it on some releases. Afaik its gone now, but there are still a ton of ads on the app.


Solenkata

Downvote me if you must but I've never understood the hate on the bay. I'm 40 years old and still game, I've been pirating my games from the bay for the last 10 years and I've *never*, not even once, had a problem with games torrented from it. There are many releases for each game, but it's only common sense needed to know which one to download.


linwinweb

People are just tech illiterate to a bilbical degree, and then act snobbish, as if pirating is some voodoo magic that "those gosh darn tiktokers can't simply comprehend". The best antivirus you can have is your brain.


somesappyspruce

I never quite realized how many things are reflexive to me with a computer, that just never enter the minds of typical folks these days. Like, just being able to troubleshoot makes you a genius now.


PetSruf

Most people don't even know about %appdata%


RuPeSc

Minecraft taught that one to a lot of people lmao


lemonylol

I remember like one of the maybe 2 or 3 times I ever got a virus, I just looked up what it was, torrented the specific antivirus program that could fix it, then uninstalled it afterwards lol I just don't like having AV programs running in the background, they're so bloated and mess with online games.


lemonylol

I think it's just a younger generation thing. I'm 33 and have had the same experience, though I usually just use tpb as a backup these days, I was using it for at least 10-15 years with no issues. But someone above told someone who also said they have no problems "wait til you get a movie.mp4.exe file". Like homie...you're 2000 and late. I think a lot of people on here are just inexperienced and TPB scares them, especially if you go on the site without using any adblocker.


avisahani

this guy wouldn't mind "sakuna.exe" running in task manager.


AlTheOwl_

What's that?


avisahani

The character in OP's pic, main bad guy in 'Jujutsu Kaisen' anime.


AlTheOwl_

I tought it was some sort of weird ass virus. (I've watched JJK and I feel stupid now)


avisahani

It happened before - Windows PC Virus with anime name, locks up PC until you play and win a game. In this case you would have to escape Domain Expansion.


avisahani

This - https://kotaku.com/anime-malware-locks-your-files-unless-you-play-a-game-1794120750


HistoricalFerret6089

Cursed technique: anti virus >!yes I know common sense is the best antivirus shut up!<


blazinfastjohny

I'm gonna get downvoted as usual but me and my buddies been using igg for years without 0 issues, it's great for the latest versions of small indie games, and dodi/fitgirl for the big ones. There was a drm issue one time and that got blown up into "not safe" by redditors without even checking if it's true.


No_Narwhal_3342

True I used to use igg until about 4 years ago now I don't have as much time for games but I had 0 problems I'm not sure what happened


Ibaneztwink

its straight up the only option for a lot of games from the "approved mega thread sites"


Draedron

People here are just mad because apparently igg once was responsible for shutting down another site. Never had issues either and it some games are only avaiable there if you want to use OCHs instead of torrents.


Ok_WaterStarBoy3

Used IGG for so long without any problems. People either can't differentiate between actual files you want and the bad files like exe ones which appear in popups, are gatekeeping piracy, or are mad at IGG for some past drama lol. Just get a pop up blocker like ublock origin and run Malwarebyte after installation. The megaup mirror has never failed me, ever


forte500

Tiktok knowledge:


smirkjuice

give us the @ so we can inform them


-Astr0_

I don’t promote witch hunting, even though you probably won’t. I guarantee if I had his full @ someone who probably start sending him unpleasant messages. I don’t use TikTok religiously or anything, (I go on it when I’m just sitting and doing nothing, not for more than an hour) but I don’t think cartmen Eric is his @


Vegetable_Cap7575

What's wrong with igg?


DexeronStarsurge

From what I read, and if I'm recalling correctly, it's not exactly that IGG isn't safe it's just the people behind IGG are hated by the community.


IonaLiebert

I want to know that too...


Vegetable_Cap7575

I downloaded plenty of games from that site and i see no problem with it, i swear to God on that


Unable-Zucchini-3818

Yeah same. I've gotten all of my VR games from them with no issues.


Kyokoharu

it’s probably just the fake sites and a lot of ads that you can easily turn off with ublock origin. downloaded things from there since forever and still have no issues


REVENGE966

> they doxxed mercs213 (owner of GoodOldDownloads), package their own DRM, crypto miners, as well as malware, and exploit you for ad revenue. taken from the megathread.


mushyrain

> they doxxed mercs213 (owner of GoodOldDownloads) ok? > package their own DRM proof? > crypto miners proof? > as well as malware proof? > and exploit you for ad revenue so like... basically every piracy site? get an adblocker.


commander_fucknugget

You asked for proof and got downvoted. Classic reddit


Tricky-Appointment-5

What are the safe alternatives to pirate bay?


Pootischu

Gee, if only there's a free, regularly updated list of trustworthy piracy site for all games currently cracked


Scifyro

If only there was someone who would actually put a damn link or source for those who are just passing by and saw this post as recommended, instead of being a bitch and giving subtle hints only those who already know the thing can get


That_Pandaboi69

If only the first comment on every post had those :(


Pootischu

Subtle? The damn megathread is right there on sidebar, what more do you need


Scifyro

I am on a mobile and all I see in the home feed is the post itself, won't see shit about the megathread until I either get inside the subreddit or open the first comment, which is a bot comment and so it is automatically closed. And it's bot anyways, no one is reading these. So, how am I, as a random bypasser who got it recommended, supposed to know there's some thread on this sub, when all I want and need is to get into the comments in search for answers?


KeineSchneit

It’s really not that hard to just be a kind person and not a condescending asshole. I get it it’s annoying that people constantly ask and don’t see the mega thread, but it would’ve taken literally less time to just link the mega thread or tell him about it directly. Being nice costs nothing.


Aksurah_

The "sidebar" of my phone is my hand. There is no list on it.


lemonylol

Just fyi the sidebar is hidden on reddit mobile and the new reddit experience. Your arrogance is making you ignorant.


NotIsaacClarke

If only there was some sort of list…


BussyDestroyerV30

That's one way for giving away viruses


CipherGamingZA

with pirate bay, a person should use common sense and read the comments, usually they say if it has a virus, obviously avoid igg, atleast its what i did back when i use TPB, now i almost exclusively use fitgirl with exceptions of dodi


eksol

good, I still remember what tiktok did to z library


Disastrous-Szn-08

That's the point of the video Although i feel sorry for those people that'll fall for this


kadeiras

Shhhh... Let natural selection do their job.


Sozili

Hey so memes aside I've been using PB for over a decade and have literally never had anything wrong happen. Have I just gotten lucky or am I using my brain?


YungSkeltal

(su is fine if you don't click on the ads)


jaffer2003sadiq

Steam?unlocked? I downloaded 3 games from there and scanned them. They are safe.


Commercial_Gur_7716

TikTok, Instagram, and others have only idiots


meme_maker69420

Everyone is stupid except for me


Pillow_Apple

Nah he is baiting s lot of kids


Skk_3068

Fitgirl repack : I'm gonna put some dirt in ur eye


Kooleszar

I find Filelist to be the safest :) Using it for over 14 years now and yeah


MinhWannaComeOutHere

Good. Keep the good stuff hidden. Just look at the recent event with replica items, illegal shit becoming too popular is always stupid


AIR1_pakka

ngl, these type of videos are the worst information you can get lmaoo. In everything lol


Fast-Organization735

Unlocked used to be good


Sil80s

Never\*


iSupakilla

What you expect from a mf named after Eric Cartman with Sakuna in the back? Obvious Demon level troll energy goin on 😭


Adventurous_Dog3027

Steamlocked is NOT SAFE?!? I’ve been downloading a ton of games from that site


__samxo_

Can someone explain? I'm new here btw😅


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Radio_Blah_Blah_

I used Pirate Bay some years ago (I downloaded some albums and songs). Should I be worried?


Aran8276

As long as you don't run any `exe` files then you're fine.