[tOkeshu]

> This is a solved problem.

There is strong technical obstacles but yes the problem is more or less solved in different ways.

The point of Randall Munroe here is to emphasis the gap between the fact the Internet made possible a lot of incredible things but sharing a simple file is still a hassle. And IT IS, creating an account is not what you can call a no-hassle process (I would probably say, do not forget about Term Of Services, but I understand no one read them nowadays).