Because Dat is just a protocol, decentralization is a choice. For quick, ephemeral exchanges direct P2P works brilliantly. For longer lived data sets, sharing i

Because Dat is just a protocol, decentralization is a choice. For quick, ephemeral exchanges direct P2P works brilliantly. For longer lived data sets, sharing it with a (commercial) mirror might make sense. Or perhaps you host it yourself. The beauty is that you, as a user of the protocol, get to decide what works best for you.