I used to agree with you on this, but I changed my mind.
Peer-to-peer basically requires that your users have reliable access to power and reliable internet connectivity. Most people use mobile devices, which don't satisfy any of these criteria.
Even if everybody was using Graphene OS and wasn't subject to Apple's and Google's draconian power saving policies, you can't escape the physical realities here.
I think this is the real reason why people don't use torrents any more. You can't do that on mobile, and it's not because of the APp Stores.
Somewhat-centralized / federated solutions, operated by large non-profits, seem like a much more reasonable model, Signal and Wikimedia being shining examples here.
miki
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2025-02-05 01:05:33 UTC
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