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be prepared though: I2P is slow, slower than Tor, for now. that may improve with more peers but I don't know what is the cause of the relatively low bandwidth.
also in my experience outproxies are pretty unstable, but that's not that big of a problem because I2P is more about in-network traffic.
Thanks for the heads up! For now, I only want to contribute with bandwidth and decentralization, so I won't be using the network myself. :)
I've taken an interest in Hyphanet recently too. It's kind of like an ancient precursor to IPFS (large distributed filesystem + encryption and some anonymity built in). Not many users as far as I know, but I like the idea of it; being extremely censorship resistant (but has all the downsides that entails).
Just read the whole FAQ section and it's a really cool idea on how to circumvent censorship and attain some level of plausible deniability! I'm not quite ready to run a Hyphanet node though, since I'm not yet comfortable with the notion of storing other people's data on my drives in this anonymous format. Which is a bit hypocritical since I already contribute with nodes on other networks/solutions that don't require me to store others' data, just let it pass through my equipment... Maybe I just need to sleep on it. ๐ Anyway, thanks for sharing! ๐
https://github.com/hyphanet/wiki/wiki/FAQ#can-i-get-trouble-if-i-run-a-node
I2P has been slow for at least 10 years. I thought it would be faster by now. If there is any time people would be motivated, it's now. We might see a surge in use and speed yet!