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The majority of seeding/downloading will be done with the (minority) most popular files, while only a minority of seeding/downloading is done for the majority o
by cowtools 4y ago
The majority of seeding/downloading will be done with the (minority) most popular files, while only a minority of seeding/downloading is done for the majority of files.
For example, go to TPB and look at the distribution of seeders/leechers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCn8zs912OE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCn8zs912OE
- catlifeonmars 4y agoAhhhh of course! I wonder if there is a game-theoretically-sound way to smooth out the distribution. At first glance it seems not, because chunks (probably not using the right term for torrent file partitions) need to be addressable/discoverable. However, what if there was a way to couple “popular” chunks with slightly less popular chunks, such that seeding becomes some what more equitable for, say, the top 30-40% of files