Have you ever wondered why some projects last a long time while others fade away quickly? On the surface, it seems to be a matter of popularity, but behind the scenes, it's a contest of "retention." So what determines retention? Often, it's whether the infrastructure is reliable enough.

Take content distribution as an example. If all resources are concentrated on a single platform, the risk is centralized. But if a decentralized approach is used to distribute capabilities and resources among more participants, it can create a more stable network— the more participants, the stronger the network; the larger the scale, the better the risk resistance. This may sound counterintuitive, but it’s truly the case.

For project teams, this means more reliable content hosting and a more stable user experience. For communities, it helps preserve collective memory and cultural assets. For the entire ecosystem, it results in greater resilience and a longer lifecycle. This is what truly matters—not how trending today’s hot search is, but whether it can still be used tomorrow.

If the future of Web3 is truly as we envision, then content and data infrastructure will be repeatedly tested. Foundational capabilities like BitTorrent may seem insignificant in daily life, but when a new wave of applications explodes, they become indispensable. Infrastructure is like that—its value isn’t apparent until it’s needed, and once required, it becomes irreplaceable.