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[–] Steve@communick.news 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Use it for what? Genuinely asking.

It sends files and stuff between devices right?
But it's limited to what's nearby?
I'm not sure how it's better than messaging platforms, they do that pretty well. And from any distance.

[–] Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I currently am in a hobby where someone might want to send photos, but we don't know each other well enough to have each other's contact details, AND they want to retain quality of the photos of the event that they're sharing.

Essentially I've only "needed" it twice over the last five years, so not a big deal.

[–] blah3166@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago

Happened to me with a group of people when offroading out in the middle of nowhere and no data/wireless. Almost impossible to share info without going back to civilization. Doesn't happen often, but its a nice feature to have.