[deepstack]

While your analysis is sound, I wouldn't disregard a Carrington type of event. It can happen again and we never know where. None of our current electronic infrastructures are hardened to handle this kind solar storm/EMP. IPFS is a good direction in mitigate these kinds of centralised data risk.

Diversifying one's cloud/server provider is a good thing! Or simply don't rely only on the cloud. Storage devices are cheap now days, just have local backup and/or in different geographical location.

[fnord123]

It needs to be put in context. If a Carrington type event takes place then much of the tech we take for granted will be offline. If you do GPS navigation it doesn't matter if route planning is offline because the satellites themselves might be broken. It doesn't matter if you sell makeup because the delivery drivers, planes, and boats will be unable to navigate adequately to delivery anything. If doesn't matter if you stream videogames because many ISPs may well be offline.

[tuyiown]

Off-topic (and I'm totally not expert, please please correct me if i'm woring) but the the real risk of a Carrington type of event is for the power grid, especially the destruction of equipment at end of power lines.

The idea is that those large transformer cannot be mass produced and could be completely destroyed.

The cool hack is that physical disconnection in time avoids those damages.

At small scale the difference of potential is not enough to fear much physical damage.

[VHRanger]

Uh IPFS doesn't have replication? It's garbage in terms of reliability as far as I see it

Even 20 year old BitTorrent is a better option if that's the risk you're considering