[okasaki]

But most people have more free disk space than 10gb, and most people also have more than 1 device. I have 2 phones, 3 laptops, a desktop and a NAS, with some 40TB between them.

My workplace has a private cloud with some 70PB of storage, plus tape, and tons of desktops and laptops.

[masukomi]

a) i seriously doubt your "most" claim about free disk space. Maybe "most privileged white folks in rich countries" but not "most people"

b) just because i HAVE 10Gb of free disk space doesn't mean i'm going to offer it up for archiving of random internet crap

c) if it was on my phone it'd cost money and now we're very actively ignoring just how expensive it is to be online in 3rd world countries if you're not a rich expat.

> My workplace has a private cloud with some 70PB of storage, plus tape, and tons of desktops and laptops.

sure. HOw much of that do you think they'd be willing to contribute, for free to backing up random crap from people on the internet that may or may not be legal and could open them up to litigation because they're not an ISP / platform and thus not protected by the Shield laws?

[gcau]

>privileged white folks in rich countries

Why bring race into it at all? Do privileged black/asian/etc people not exist? I'm sure you didn't mean it, but it's a very shortsighted thing to say.

Also, I think you're taking OPs comment too literally. Yes, not everyone has several devices and not everyone would want to store random videos on their devices, the point being though that 10gb is a veryy conservatively small number - and it being a fun thought experiment to imagine things like this.

[sokoloff]

> i seriously doubt your "most" claim about free disk space.

Really? Other than low-end Chromebooks, I'd bet way over 75% of PCs under 8 years old have 10GB free.