David Cullen discusses problems with P2P networks
As he points out, it is also a user hardware problem. When I connected to P2P via IPFS I was inundated with over 250 Mb of other people's data, taking 1/3rd of my usable HD space. Worse, at the time I had a 60 Mbps connection and frequently my connection would choke as several people accessed my data pool at the same time. I used to leave my desktop on 24/7/365 but since I've switched to laptops I turn it off when I am done in the evening. It's usually off for 10-12 hours. That means that the content someone stored on my HD wasn't available until I booted back up. David's solution is to have an IPFS central server(s) in countries where those governments wanting to censor their citizens internet communications have no legal access.
David takes IPFS (or ZeroNet) to its logical conclusion: the final solution is for fascist/Marxist governments, which is where the EU is at and is the terminus of the trajectory the US is on, is to censor the end user.
Token resistance by those who have nothing to lose is meaningless. If your free speech rights can cost you your job, your home, the well being of your spouse and children, or your freedom, most people become instant sheep. That's a lesson I learned the hard way as a negotiator for 9 years of the education association I was a member of. I fought for the rights and jobs of several of the other members, but when it came time for some backup they suddenly have spouses and children to feed, as if I didn't.
That's why, when the smelly stuff hits the fan, freedom won't depend on communication via the Internet, but on older technology that has NOT been digitized.
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