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Similar impressions here. Freenet was an impressive vehicle for exploring some very important topics and ideas. Unfortunately, besides the problems you mention, the community around it was ... unpleasant. On a good day they could seem a bit overzealous. On a bad day they were downright crazy, and they were always hostile to any advice or criticism from others even in their own field. For example, Freenet isn't a perm…
"it’s like a cache" is what we’ve been saying as the default description for years. When did you last interact with the freenet community?
> When did you last interact with the freenet community?
When it was still relevant, i.e. a long time ago.