voussoir
/
voussoir.net
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Reduce arrogance. 

[minor]
master
voussoir 2021-10-03 00:11:35 -07:00
parent c9a3432f86
commit a01011230d
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 5F7554F8C26DACCB
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

2
voussoir.net/writing/ipfs_misconceptions/ipfs_misconceptions.md
View File

@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ There are companies or entities known as [pinning services](https://docs.ipfs.io
> > Incentive seems to be one of the fundamentally unsolved problems for decentralized storage. Not only does hosting content need to be profitable, but there needs to be systems in place that make sure that users aren't just hosting the same popular content that gets the most traffic and dumping less popular content because it isn't generating the same amount of revenue.
This misconception is hilarious to me. It often stems from the first misconception that IPFS is a giant magical hard drive in the sky where other people will hold on to your stuff for you forever, so naturally there must be some big incentive for them to do that. "What's in it for me?" is the only language we understand. That was the idea behind [Filecoin](https://filecoin.io/) -- it gives members a financial incentive to share their storage space with the network. As it happens, Filecoin operates on a [completely separate peer network](https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs/issues/1191#issuecomment-704065968), unreachable by the regular IPFS client, since they need to keep their accounts payable in order. Yet, people conflate Filecoin with IPFS itself, and assume that all IPFS involves the use of Filecoin or other payment, because they can't fathom what sort of incentives exist besides financial ones.
This misconception often stems from the first, that IPFS is a giant magical hard drive in the sky where other people will hold on to your stuff for you forever, so naturally there must be some big incentive for them to do that. "What's in it for me?" is the only language we understand. That was the idea behind [Filecoin](https://filecoin.io/) -- it gives members a financial incentive to share their storage space with the network. As it happens, Filecoin operates on a [completely separate peer network](https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs/issues/1191#issuecomment-704065968), unreachable by the regular IPFS client, since they need to keep their accounts payable in order. Yet, people conflate Filecoin with IPFS itself, and assume that all IPFS involves the use of Filecoin or other payment, because they can't fathom what sort of incentives exist besides financial ones.
There is no "push" mechanism in IPFS. There is no forcing people to take a copy of your stuff if they didn't specifically ask for it. From the IPFS homepage: