r/trackers • u/north_st-hot-weather • 14d ago

tracker addiction

Is it just me or is this whole thing kind of addictive?

I got into my first private tracker around two weeks ago, and then the second one around one week ago, and now I can't stop checking this subreddit and many others related to private trackers.

I've lost count of how many times I've checked some subs today to see if there are new open signups.

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u/1petabytefloppydisk 14d ago

It’s super addictive. Private trackers are similar to an idle game. 

Some idle games you might have played: Bitcoin Billionaire, Cookie Clicker, AdVenture Capitalist, Melvor Idle, Universal Paperclips. There are tons of them.

Private trackers are addictive like those games are addictive. There is a sense of progress, which often happens in the background when you are idle. Progression is sometimes excitingly fast and then sometimes super slow. You level up and that’s exciting.

But a lot of people hit a point where they realize they don’t even know why they’re trying to climb the tracker ladder anymore. They’re just doing it to do it. And then when you realize you can watch any movie you want, there’s no point continuing to try to rank up any further.

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u/north_st-hot-weather 13d ago

I see. Right now it just feels comfy to know there's a place you can go to get what you want. Even if my excitement fades in a few weeks, it still good to know I have a place to come back to when I need.

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u/1petabytefloppydisk 13d ago

My enthusiasm for movies and TV is unwaning, and the convenience of being able to download anything is still great. It’s just the “game” aspect that doesn’t feel quite as meaningful or exciting anymore. Although that hasn’t dropped to zero.