Thinking of people in terms of good and evil will only lead you to oversimplification and dehumanization of others. Your family is not the enemy. Your family is your family. And it sounds like they care about you.

Systemic issues are far more important than individual issues

Good ol “not all Trumpists, covid conspiracy theorists, and anarcho-capitalists are fascists, but all fascists are Trumpists, covid conspiracy theorists, and anarcho-capitalists.”

Also, how do I safely download from these sites?

I thought there was a mirror on lemmy for r/piracy’s spectacular megathread but I don’t see it. Rough guides from a semi-noob:

Direct download:

1. TOR with Ublock Origin add-on

2. After downloading your file, upload it to virustotal.com and scan it. If it passes you’re probably pretty safe.

Torrent:

1. Find and copy your file magnet in TOR.

2. Turn on VPN.

3. Open qbittorrent with your connection bound to your VPN’s network.

4. Paste your magnet link when it prompts you and download.

5. Once it’s done downloading, upload it to virustotal to scan it.