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Software has completely automated all of these steps. The only barrier is the initial set up, which a non-technical person can figure out over a weekend.


I think you overestimate the capabilities of your average non-technical person.


It seems to be quite a bit harder for dubbed stuff in non-english languages though


Don’t say the quiet part loud. There will be enterprising individuals that will take the piss out of our convenience by commercializing it.


Haven't they already? There are people who sell modded versions of kodi with everything setup.


How could they commercialize it in ways they already haven't? There already exist good, free torrenting clients, and piracy is illegal. The most they could do is set up a subscription service for exclusive torrents which always have seeders, but that's already being done AFAIK, and it's illegal, so they can't really run ads on TV about it.




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