Buy the software. I tried the crack for a while at first too, but then I realized the problems I was encountering were directly related to the crack. (This is a number of releases ago) Back in the day they would ship you the DVR to install. Now I think steam is the only way.

And if you’re not using a desktop, get an adapter that connects with a power supply to electrical mains power

I’ve a RealDebrid subscription and stream from their servers to my kodi. Not just Amazon, all the services. $3/month, give or take. Might take a few hours/days for something to pop up, but I often don’t realize days that shows are “airing” or released, so I’m pleasantly surprised when it pops up as available.

“Officially, of course, I have no opinion.”

I’m so sorry, but I don’t much care. I stopped paying attention to all the political fiddling when Rome started to burn during the “walking humidor” scandal decades ago. Things just keep getting torn down and added to the dumpster fire. Out with the old and in with the new world power, I say.

Academic research doesn’t (can’t) move at the speed of social media shifts: by the time they take Insta and TikTok into account, the world will be onto something new (hopefully).