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It's obvious I have upset you.
The point I have been trying to make this whole time is that Usenet doesn't replace a VPN. Usenet allows you to download things securely as you keep repeating (I already knew this and haven't even used the thing). To download from Usenet you still have to find the thing on an indexer site just like you would with a torrent, and to do this securely you need a VPN. You can't even access many torrent indexer sites in my country (UK) and probably in your country as well (US or Canada?) without a proxy or VPN anyway, and I am guessing the same applies to Usenet indexers.
Most of these indexer sites use SSL or TLS (through HTTPS) but that doesn't mean they can't block them or see that you are accessing them.
The fact you admitted in your first comment even and keep reiterating that you still use and need a VPN just proves my point. Like you have said everything I have said. You just don't want to admit it.
As for my native language: I am from England.
You're jumping to conclusions because you can't deal with someone else's preferences being different from yours.
Also this was an alt account. So I could still reply even if you blocked me. So your whole argument about me being able to respond and therefore not blocked is just another mistake or deliberate misdirection from you.