Too Long; Didn't Read
Peer-to-peer networks (and P2P software) allows 2 devices (and therefore, two people) to communicate directly, without necessitating a third party to ensure it happens. The technology has often been rejected and buried in the darker corners of the web, especially as corporations have taken over our communication channels. The role of these middlemen (and women) has perhaps become obsolete with the dawn of P2p technology. The internet was once powered by the people who used it, powered by people who use it.