IPFS isn't heavy. Neither is neutrino, and afaik it already runs the back end of at least a couple of wallet apps. Something about bananas? LND and Neutrino together.
If mobile devices weren't encumbered by proprietary firmwares and gated by app stores I'm sure that p2p apps on them would proliferate. Mesh networking standards are everywhere too, they just are hardly in use because someone doesn't want you to get off the grid where they are surveilling you and selling your dossier to the highest bidder.
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Being a user is lightweight compared to running a server on your phone. Big difference…
HORNET Storage was designed so users can remain users, with relays storing the Merkle DAGs using a Go library and users forming them with a Typescript library.
IPFS is full of centralizing forces: a reputation system (BitSwap etc) and no way to pay for storage securely like Bitstream⚡️provides.
Well, good luck with it. The problems you speak of have been solved, but the system that implements it isn't finished yet. I should spend more time working on it than reading and posting with nostr.