VPN + public torrents. Private trackers have benefits but also annoyances, like impossible to maintain ratios and minimum seeding times.

Direct download (DDL) + a download manager or debride service.

Usenet is actually still a thing and is supposedly ridiculously fast and hassle free, once you have it set up.

IRC still exists but you need connections or something to trade.

There are IPTV services that also provide on demand streaming, i.e. pay for Plex.