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> IPFS has the interesting quality that the more popular a piece of content is, the easier it is to get ahold of. That sounds like the worst of the current int
by wly_cdgr 5y ago
> IPFS has the interesting quality that the more popular a piece of content is, the easier it is to get ahold of.
That sounds like the worst of the current internet, but even worse
- z3c0 5y agoOr, you know, BitTorrent, which works perfectly fine.
- vangelis 5y agoThere's a reason private trackers have to incentivize keeping the long tail alive.
- noman-land 5y agoLook at any public tracker and you'll find torrents that are very old, swarming strong.
- azinman2 5y agoAlong with those that have 0 seeders.
- kortilla 5y agoIPFS solved that by making sure even popular stuff is difficult to get.
- unknownOrigin 5y agoThanks, quite a bit of coffee is now on my keyboard...
- SwimSwimHungry 5y agoDude this made my day. Thanks! xD
- retrac 5y agoSurvivor bias, there.
- FalconSensei 5y agoSometimes I try to get something that is a year old (or even 6 months) and it's stuck for weeks at 99%
- z3c0 5y agoYes, there is a reason: because they're private and have limited users.