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There should be a lean and mean libipfs that just downloads from IPFS without "running a node".

That's part of what filecoin has been trying to solve.

filecoin has been trying to solve the problem of not wanting to be married to crypto?

Sorry, I don't understand your question.

> don’t want to run IPFS nodes

It solves the lack of incentive issue.

Yeah filecoin is a cool project.

I like that they’re picky about who to let in their network… at least they were last I checked.

Are there actual perverse incentives that come with "it being married to crypto" — keep in mind that there are demonstrable positive incentives — or is it just aesthetic distaste?

There is a demonstrable disincentive in that approximately everything related to crypto is a scam, so by being married to crypto they demonstrate at least a lack of good judgement.

In order to interact with crypto in a meaningful way, you need to buy into it. Literally.

You need to buy crypto (at least someone has to)

It’s exclusionary and insidiously viral by nature.

Without being tied to crypto, the barrier for entry and usage is lower.

On top of avoiding all the politics around crypto.