

Filecoin showed promise as a nearly free option. I used to be a storage provider. Met a lot of other storage providers at conventions. The people involved were pretty alright. I haven’t interacted with the community in a few years though. Biggest problem I saw back then was a lack of a user friendly means of storing and retrieval. That might have changed now.
Whatever option you pick please make sure you encrypt your data before you send it off.
It actually kinda makes sense if you’re looking at what is essential here. They probably don’t start at 1 they probably start at 3 Then hit 7 then 12 Then 17 then 20. Anything in between is that granular torque curve sweet spot for whatever reason they require it maybe if they are way overloaded or had to stop while at capacity while going uphill.