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> In fact in the history of the internet I cannot find a single example of any technology working better in a decentralized fashion compared to centralized for
by v64 5y ago
> In fact in the history of the internet I cannot find a single example of any technology working better in a decentralized fashion compared to centralized for the end user
For many use cases, BitTorrent is a superior file distribution mechanism compared to centralized alternatives.
- Elegant-Ad2200 5y agoWould it still be a superior system if you had to pay some amount to every person you download from for the bandwidth you're using? That seems to be the case with web3, unless I'm completely misunderstanding how it works.
- esjeon 5y agoBT, as a community, is actually being challenged by cheap streaming services, like Netflix, Spotify, Youtube, Steam, etc. They are so cheap and convenient that even simple torrenting feels very slow and cumbersome.
- dehrmann 5y agoIt's not. CDNs have proven better for use cases that aren't piracy.
- paxys 5y agoBitTorrent is a terrible file distribution mechanism. I can't think of a single instance where I have had better performance downloading a torrent than a simple FTP/HTTP transfer or video stream from a web server or CDN.
- hammyhavoc 5y agoResilio Sync for Business worked way better for us than Dropbox and OneDrive with their CDN.
- webmaven 5y agoWere your use cases intra- or inter-organizational?