[sellyme]

> Like how a streaming website will say "Hey, you're using a VPN. We don't allow that" - the user's recourse is to turn off the VPN, or find a new VPN that their service won't detect.

No, the user's recourse is to stop using the streaming website and go back to piracy instead.

Any speedbump to UX is a lost customer. You can not and should not assume that users are going to jump through hoops, because the overwhelming majority will not.

[dimmke]

I mean, the vast majority of people will not "go back" to piracy. Piracy isn't an option that's on the table for them. But you're missing the point.

>Any speedbump to UX is a lost customer. You can not and should not assume that users are going to jump through hoops

So... CAPTCHA isn't a hoop? Both scenarios are hoops.