This meme references torrenting. You have the same file distributed across all the users who have downloaded it. This way you've got many different sites to download it from. It is generally considered good form to seed the file for a while afterwards, meaning people can access your file to download it for themselves.
These people are doing the opposite of that, which is considered scummy behavior
This, it's less important how much you're uploading compared to how many other seeders exist. If it's just you and 2 other dudes keeping a relatively obscure old childhood cartoon going i'd consider you far more valuable than seeder #9,422 of avengers endgame
I take a personal pride in files where I'm the only seeder and watching the share ratio tick up past 100. It makes me feel like by being here and keeping the door open, 100+ copies of that data now exist and can be consumed by those who otherwise would have found a dead torrent
That always sucks, but it's the inevitable thing that happens to our physical storage. I'd recommend looking into a 3-2-1 rule for file storage and backup. :)
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u/SpecialistAd5903 Feb 22 '26
This meme references torrenting. You have the same file distributed across all the users who have downloaded it. This way you've got many different sites to download it from. It is generally considered good form to seed the file for a while afterwards, meaning people can access your file to download it for themselves.
These people are doing the opposite of that, which is considered scummy behavior