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“Do you trust IPFS more or less than AWS” is an interesting litmus test for finding out where someone lies on the idealist - pragmatist spectrum.

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This question needs context. Trust in what way? Reliability? Being spied on? Safety?

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I am starting with the basic: reliability, integrity, availability, dependability— and not in theory, but in practice.

(Footnote, even this attempt at clarifying the question quickly reveals whether someone values the theory or the performance in practice more.)

AWS coz if it goes down we’re all fucked. Including IPFS

My issue with IPFS is that I need a pinning service or run servers myself to make sure the content truely lasts which is a failure in design imo

Not sure if Arweave is long lasting but at least has financial accounting for long term storage by the network vs having 3rd party providers be the default 

I lean AWS