Why IPFS? - Juan Benet

The web of tomorrow needs the InterPlanetary File System today. IPFS aims to surpass HTTP in order to build a better web for all of us, and creator Juan Benet explains how.
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[@2simmy2]

Looking at this after the announcement of Meta(Facebook) in 2021, "Do you want to have a metaverse like the web or a metaverse like Facebook" really hits hard and there's a large amount of evidence that Meta does not intend to be open at all.

[@chillydoog]

I done get how the metavurs can be facebook. What happens when you eat a cyber chili dog? do you get full? Thats what I done get.

[@dewankpant]

video starts at 23:11

[@frankschwab3192]

Seriously. What a misleading title. Are people who don't know what a computer is really trying to use IPFS?

[@EffectiveMuscle]

Thank you!

[@Wurstfoto]

Ty!

[@bebopboppityboo9158]

Jesus Christ, no joke. If you start before 23:11 that's 23 minutes of your life you will never get back.

[@chillydoog]

ty sir

[@user-eq6je9ug3z]

He is a technical genius, but not a salesperson, so I think it’s really great

[@madspeterrommedahl4679]

After listening to this talk, I know a lot more about the evolution of technology in general, but I'm no closer to understanding what IPFS is.

[@RedSaint83]

It's like bit-torrent and crypto had a lovechild. Secure decentralized data management. Read about DHT's history here on how the decentralized part of IPFS works: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_hash_table#History Funny how "naughty" things like piracy, porn and gaming has been the carrot on a stick for digital age pioneering.

[@IngwiePhoenix]

at 23:43 I was sent here from the Github page and learned 0 about IPFS. A p2p filesystem - okay. But what makes it different? How do connections work? Where is the storage? What are the transports? I learned...nothing. Interesting presentation - but more like a well constructed view back into the past. Not bad - but, not what the Github page promised.

[@muffetman]

What Github page were you linked from? Keep in mind that this video is from IPFS Camp, a conference for people who are already aware of what IPFS is. The title of the video is "Why IPFS?", not "What is IPFS?". I think the video addresses the "Why?" question very well. If you want to know what IPFS is and how it works I suggest looking into the IPFS Camp deep dives playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZqomaytZpyShas

[@beltaxxe]

@@muffetman That playlist is pretty weak, 2-3 min videos full of the usual buzzwords with very little technical detail.

[@williamrichards5241]

I'm reminded yet again why I'm building on top of and tooling up/for the IPFS stack.

[@user-eq6je9ug3z]

He is a technical genius, but not a salesperson, so I think it’s really great

[@Swanicorn]

Ok so maybe this is a really great idea: I think presentations like these need to be revolutionized now. This is my suggestion: Whenever you have some unique idea/invention/discovery, explain it to a layman first, who has no idea about your field. Make sure they ask you questions and understand your idea. And now they should be the ones to do such presentations. A jury in court is usually chosen who have no knowledge about the parties! I have experienced presentations from networking, VPN, Wireguard, Linux, Surgery, Medicine, Chemistry, what have you and the common theme is I did not really understand the thing. Just like there are middlemen in the production chain of consumer products, which make products like food and cosmetics much more understandable and approachable + appreciable by the common man, all of technology needs such middlemen who aren't necessarily tech-people. For example, Vitamin D is nothing new. But it is only when these non-scientist-led supplement companies marketed it that the common man understood what it does and started appreciating it. It is the fact that some smart scientist explained it to a non-tech guy and now the non-tech guy propagated it to other normal people, that makes it successful.

[@wilhelm.reeves]

this is great ✨

[@farbodtorabi7511]

26:55: Who's watching this after facebook's release of the Oculus Quest 2 and making it compulsory to use with a facebook account?

[@jenicke123]

I assume the likes are the ones that did watch this after Facebook made it compulsory to use with a facebook account?

[@JamesRule]

Very exciting.

[@trinkie]

came here for IPFS got a lecture on the history of the world instead

[@jnihadahmed]

Thank you 🙂

[@FLUOR-99]

WONDERFUL !

[@MelroyvandenBerg]

Yeah!

[@jobautomation]

Support!

[@logangraham2956]

i'd love to see something with activitypub and ipfs. activitypub is cool and all but the problem is you still need servers. if the servers could be replaced with ipfs then the server and client could become a single unit.

[@logangraham2956]

but why would you want it bundled in browsers? then all the browsers would unavoidable make their own variants of it , like they did http and break compatibility (*cough cough* internet explorer). i would suggest that it be a seperate service that runs and then the browser accesses it.

[@edwassermann8368]

great talk

[@user-kn9jr8dk2w]

Laman here! BRAVE/IPFS - you're fighting the good fight - if you do more with the development of your rewards system most people like me detest having to pay for every single click - I swapped to BRAVE and - IPFS etc your all about Privacy Options?? Privacy and Security, - she's a BIG JOB! I definitely want savings no no fee subscriptions, apps etc - Apple, Google, Safari most of them have lost the plot - please don't end up like them - we all want options and to make $$ is good too!

[@mirko.jankovic]

@23:13 it's starts to talk about IPFS

[@genkiferal7178]

dear gawd, thank you. edit: no, he STILL wasn't talking about IPFS.

[@marioriega]

muy muy bueno!

[@gabrielferrer3205]

Is it possible to selectively store a part of the distributed file system?

[@williamrichards5241]

Yes you pin a subset

[@calilifestyle]

so 25 mins in and no word on what is IPFS

[@user-eq6je9ug3z]

He is a technical genius, but not a salesperson, so I think it’s really great

[@brod515]

@18:58 "Imagine if you woke up tomorrow and the internet was gone". Me as an African: "😶"

[@williamengels8216]

Very interesting but PSA: the question asked in the title won't even begin to be answered until the 23:11 mark. Also the speaker strongly implies that the entire history and purpose of the Universe was to eventually produce IPFS lol.

[@programingwizard5312]

If you are not interested in the history of technology and only interested in Ipfs then watch from @23:11

[@XKS99]

This discuss has a completely different implication in 2021

[@xiaokourou]

Starts at 22:00 😂

[@samminniota]

You saved me 22:00 of my life, thank you

[@DesktopDev_mfaisaltariq]

Thank you for saving my time

[@UrbanLetsPlay]

I was just about to find a new video when I wasted 8 minutes on an irrelevant history lesson. Thanks.

[@AlvarLagerlof]

@@UrbanLetsPlay I don't get why he does this.

[@brettolson9544]

A decentralized web is a big deal. A historic deal. I liked the presentation. Puts everything in context.

[@antdx316]

so IPFS is another way of doing file sharing?

[@scalablelabs7740]

Thank you for contributing to the IPFS project. I am at a crossroads between using google drive vs IPFS. I need to convey to a community that their files will be save for a long time, and their content will always be available. Using the limited knowledge I have, IPFS seems like after a while the content could be lost forever. I could host my own IPFS server and prepay the bill for many years, but it does not guarantee that the files will be around forever. The community has to trust me that I will keep hosting my own IPFS server. Using google drive free account I get 15GB which is plenty for my community. I can now deflect my responsibility to Google being around forever. From a community prospective, I think betting on Google being around VS trusting me to host an IPFS server forever, I think Google will win in this context. Love to hear your thoughts.

[@avashurov]

What stops you from using both? If one goes down then the other will be there to help out

[@gabrielferrer3205]

this is great but how can it ensure user security if the files that belong to one user is stored in another user's file storage?

[@jonarmani8654]

Encrypt it first?

[@kwesisalim]

Merkel links. That is, the same technology behind blockchain that guarantees immutability. The data itself is secured using a cryptographic hash

[@khooeechuin1527]

@@kwesisalim So it can be done? I am here for my FILcoin. And this is the only doubt.

[@neohubris]

so can we get access to censored stuff using IPFS?

[@kwesisalim]

With ipfs there is no censorship

[@ScoringStageDe]

yeeez what a nervous presentation

[@fillemptytummy]

I would be so nervous and not take a breath if I was talking to a room of people. Pretty good effort for a computer nerd to do public speaking.

[@qrit91]

As someone who is horrible at presentations, i feel for the guy. But its not that bad, pretty ok to follow.

29:32 Hello World from Turkey :)

[@AVAM..]

Selam

[@antdx316]

1000 years of prediction, already happening 4 years later from this video and another 2-3 lmao, Digital AI, Rogue AI, and Robotics

[@javiergomezmijangos178]

me dan un resumen pls

[@fillemptytummy]

So was he saying that Starcraft is a cool game or just too hard or what? I missed something. I heard about Juan Benet and IPFS from Lex podcast with 2Blues 1Brown

[@mast_g]

He was trying to say that StarCraft is really hard. Number of options are huge so inherently tough for an AI to be good at. In the official march off AI won against best player in the world. Next test was against best ranked European GO player and won. World had doubts that he was a true test, so AI went against World best Go player. AI won. Search it. There is a documentary. So far AI got the best of chess master, StarCraft master and the ultimate boss GO master player

[@KickYouInTheThroat]

23:11 if you want to skip all of human history and a bunch of stuff about the printing press and networking you already know.

[@tonytony8589]

what about human extinction by 100 yrs ??

[@sazk4000]

ipfs doesn't work. tried several hashes several times. none of them returned. NONE. the service either requires a really fast internet or is buggy

[@MrPherum]

hmmmm the way he is talking is same same to Elon Musk

[@elfootman]

I'm 21 minutes in and still have no idea what IPFS is...

[@juancpgo]

This is the "why" and not the "what".

[@thebalaa]

ipfs is more useful for ad-hoc private networks, global singleton network is putting the cart before the horse

[@programorprogrammed]

Yeah, but why IPFS?

[@johnegan6980]

This is not a good talk if you do not already know what IPFS is.

[@DimitrisSfounis]

My dude is hella stressed. No matter, shows that he's a techie who knows his stuff, and not a marketing guy.

[@T--T]

that intro was so pretentious

[@brod515]

just relax.

[@Adiounys]

10:00 omg I clicked a video called "Why IPFS?", isn't this title imply that I more or less know what IPFS is about? Can't he just go straight to the point? I need storage system for yesterday and he is just "bla bla bla..."

[@al3x]

Klaus Scwab does not like IPFS.

[@mdsmithson]

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

[@kodapro4185]

We are Koda, a Robot Dog combine decentralized AI+ IPFS storage. ( the one at 15:50 in this video is centralized AI and can't self-evolve). We are also developing Robot Guide Dog. Decentralized AI+IPFS storage is especially meaningful for Robot Guide Dog for the dog self evolution intelligence and the sharing of the data, the security of the data. We are looking for an intern to be our copywriter who is passionate about IPFS and love dog. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@JayJuch]

Please change the misleading title. This is like opening words to ipfs conference or something.

[@jakeb.2990]

bloody hell Juan... 20+ min of drivel

[@adikztv6371]

Man, this is so off-topic... I listened 20 minutes of this talk and there were notions about everything but IPFS. What's the point of such presentation? :)

[@nicklaich]

WTF?

[@user-mw2bz3xl8o]

너 일하고 있니?

[@junialter]

really bad presentation. It's too much about hypothetical things than about a real solution that can give me a benefit. IPFS is already a couple of years old and still nobody is really using it for anything.

[@r3v0l98]

this is too green, I'll be back in 10 years. decentralized(eth) is bad, should be distributed. also, filecoin is fishy

[@bobharris5093]

What is this ridiculously pretentious and idiotic presentation that starts thousands of years ago ?

[@supersoundset]

Terrible speaking skills, this was excruciating to listen to.

[@IMOJPhotography]

Food for thought: interesting that you start with the (wrong unproven) theory of evolution, and yet further on portray "bad actors" as computers with horns on them, as if acknowledging there is a devil. If you acknowledge there is a devil, you need to acknowledge there is also a God. If there is a God, "evolution" isn't correct...and your whole theme of presentation is therefore inconsistent.

[@mast_g]

('as if' === true ) ? this.parent.justStop() : return error();

[@kwesisalim]

Did you storm any capitals recently?