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		bawolff 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why is there no P2P streaming protocol lik... The issue is everyone is watching the same part of the file at the same time. Offsetting by 10 seconds does not change that.

Timwi 3 months ago [–]

The time offset impedes the ability of viewers to interact with the streamer via chat, which for many people (incl. myself) is the whole reason to watch live instead of a recording.

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