Alexandria is a real thing (I'm in the alpha) and it is extremely cool.
It's been in development for the better part of a year and has huge potential for content publishers and consumers alike. The beta starts pretty soon so you'll be able to check it out yourself; I'll also be recording video tutorials on using it once it's in a more finalized form. I'm only doing that because the project itself has value.
It's not about being "extremely cool".
Sure it is. You're just failing to understand why I described it as extremely cool.
The Pirate Bay Business Model worked for about 10 years (anon, ad supported, free torrents)...
And had about 50,000,000 unique visitors/month until Hollywood lawyers broke it up.
Alexandria uses almost the exact opposite Business Model (pay-as-you-go, minimal anon, your mom's Pirate Bay)...
As currently described, the most likely result = Hollywood will ruthlessly shut it down.
The Pirate Bay is actually still running despite repeated attempts to shut it down. After 10 years.
Alexandria is more decentralized than any website like TPB can be, and thus should be much harder to shut down. It creates a way for publishers to monetize their content directly, not just a new platform for piracy. So it has the potential for Hollywood to benefit from it if they understand the futility of fighting it.
It has the potential for musicians like my brother, as well as other types of artists, engineers, and more to have an income without being forced to use a system set up to benefit the recording industry and not the individual creators.
That is why I said it was extremely cool.