Note that you probably don't need the DVD ("full") image. Most users should use the "minimal" netinstall CD and download packages at install time.

I downloaded both because I intend to seed, but yes, if you have a fast internet connection then minimal is perfect... but if you are on a crappy third-world connection where it might take all day to get the image, it's nice to have it all in place when you are ready to install.

Agreed, but for laptops it’s nice to keep a copy of the DVD iso on disk and in your apt sources so that you can install stuff offline.

It baffles me I keep searching for these files every time I want to download Debian. And it’s been like that for over a decade at least.

They are linked from the "Other downloads" page linked from the front page.

Yeah, I think I remember that, but each time I’m puzzled and not sure. It feels like they hid that deliberately. While Arch is the opposite, it’s so easy to get the torrent file.

Yeah, it was deliberate, to make it easy for most people, who will only want the netinst download.