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by bariumbitmap
3 hours ago
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The test of a technology is how it's actually used in society. What it theoretically could do in the abstract is immaterial. For example, BitTorrent is a great peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol. In principle you could use this for legitimate media distribution, and in fact Rainberry Inc. (a.k.a BitTorrent Inc.) tried to do this for decades and succeeded in some one-off partnerships with legit broadcasters: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/sharing-d... In practice BitTorrent as a protocol is still mainly used for pirated video files, the same as it was 20 years ago. Meanwhile BitTorrent the company was bought by a cryptocurrency startup in 2018 and laid off most of its employees in 2023. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainberry,_Inc.> Edit: fix link and clarify |
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