The more I know, the more I realize how much I don't know... you make a fair point. Challenges definitely evolve throughout a career. Lately, mine have shifted towards C-level decisions and their life-altering consequences. Discussing these "struggles" with those who've navigated this path could be extremely valuable.
I think it depends on your definition of “fine.” No one will die or even be particularly inconvenienced from not being able to play a particular game for a couple of hours at the same time every week. Steam alone has hundreds of thousands of other games that ARE available at that time.
I never got blacklisted using the same domain and server for more that 4 years now.
What was your provider? Sometimes you get an ip address that is blacklisted already...
I use Hetzner or Privex