# peer-to-peer networks

> In peer-to-peer networks, we ‘seed’ for one another. We spread our bytes like weeds, criss-crossing fenced-in property and open meadows alike, in our effort to grow digital abundance.
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> – [[Seeding the Wild]]

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> the peer-to-peer model turns addicted ‘users’ into active peers, giving people more control over the systems they use.
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> &#x2013; [[Seeding the Wild]]

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> Peer-to-peer applications cannot be monetised in the same way traditional client-server applications can. 
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> &#x2013; [[Seeding the Wild]]

^ why not?