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Re:The possibility of remaking the financial system with the... by InternetUser on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @01:26PM (#13822340)
You don't think that the peer-to-peer sharing of news and other online content has had a significant effect on politics, business, and society?
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Re:The possibility of remaking the financial system with the... by cholantesh on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @01:52PM (#13822561)
They're referring to apps like Lyft or Taskrabbit, which provided shared access to a resource.
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Re:The possibility of remaking the financial system with the... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @01:47PM (#13822527)
Can you elaborate on what you mean by peer-to-peer.

What protocols are people using on the internet that are peer-to-peer?

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Re:The possibility of remaking the financial system with the... by kingnothing on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @02:40PM (#13823042)
I assume he's referring to getting news from your peers on Facebook, Twitter, etc. instead of watching the news at 7pm every day.
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