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		ajhurliman on March 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Sets Us Apart: Filecoin’s Proof System Storing and serving files a lot cheaper and more reliably than current cloud providers seems like something people actually want.

arcticbull on March 6, 2020 | [–]

Right but you actually have to be able to do that, and introducing inefficiency in the form of blockchain doesn't seem like a way to make anything cheaper.

lalaland1125 on March 5, 2020 | [–]

Yes, but does Filecoin actually get you there? And if so, how and why?

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