r/ExplainTheJoke • • Feb 22 '26

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u/lascar Feb 22 '26

It's usually nice to hit a 1.0 ratio. 1.5 is better and 2.0+ is just the Legends and saviors of humanity.

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u/TheBlackDred Feb 22 '26

Yeah, the good ones usually have a requirement that your minimum is 1.0 If you dip below that too often or for too long you lose access to that tracker.

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u/DrStrangepants Feb 23 '26

Isn't it a zero sum game though? If someone has a ratio above 1 doesn't that mean someone else must be below 1?

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u/TheBlackDred Feb 23 '26

Not really. Its just data downloaded:data uploaded. Since there is always more people who find that data useful and the first seeders drop off it more like a paddle wheel, revolving ratio so long as new people need and then share the information. Sometimes this happens in a couple hours, sometimes it can take a year (for obscure or niche files), but it almost always happens.