The fact that the sites are often Russian probably explains that.

Well for someone like myself that is low volume Astraweb is great because they offer the option of buying GBs instead of monthly fees.

I use Astraweb because I can buy 1000GB at a time that doesn’t expire so I avoid the monthly fees. Works well for me as I don’t do a high volume and it removes any feeling of pressure to use it more than I need.

https://archive.md/ gets around way more paywalls. Highly recommend it.

watchreplay.net works for NBA. Haven’t ever found a site that works for other sports.

I think you’re pretty unlikely to find anything else. I doubt it’s worth the effort for sites given people want their sport live.

I’m into tennis and I’ve had to subscribe in order to watch replays outside my timezone.

How via Stremio? None of the sports add ons I’ve tried ever worked.

https://archive.org/details/WhereThereIsNoDoctor-English-DavidWerner

The site says the VODs are movies. I wouldn’t sign up.

Importing is your best bet.

This is my dream but I doubt it’ll ever materialize.

Check out InnerTune on f-droid. You’ll find it’s even better than Newpipe for music.

All you need to do is change your DNS servers. It costs you nothing.

Google it. Or simply use NEXTDNS.

Yes, all they need to do is change their DNS servers. Zero cost.

It’s a personal philosophy. There are pros and cons to having kids. I can understand why more people are leaning this way given that it is difficult to believe that things will improve in the future. I don’t think it’s a stupid philosophy but I don’t specifically identify with it.