@reidrac@social.sdf.org "or" meaning "lightweight" nodes, like mobile/low power devices which come and go, and switch networks on a whim. The alternative is running something like a TOR relay or a torrent seedbox - always-ish connected, perhaps to unknown parties.
@reidrac@social.sdf.org The core idea is that you either connect to a storage swarm (Torrent-style) or to your friend store-and-forward nodes. This way you can have both anonymity and offline messaging.