The issue is the bandwidth load that individual nodes take on, which due to this "massive redundancy" is not at all comparable to downloading a web page. This speaks to the misinformed comparisons that XT/Classic supporters have often made between a single instance of download stream with many instances of upload stream -- hence why "web page" vs. "block size" makes for such a horrible analogy.
Skype video call = 30mb per 10 minutes outgoing(UPLOAD)
live streaming, outgoing(UPLOAD)
online gaming outgoing(UPLOAD)
the list goes on..
goodluck debunking that bitcoin cannot scale purely because the internet cant cope with webpages. when real examples of things that are more data heavy than webpages are being uploaded from users HOMES all the time. and im not talking about single instances of 5 seconds.. im talking about constant data transmissions that last hours. which proves that in a 10 minute space. more than 2mb can be uploaded.
if thats not good enough: here is another solution:
miners can set up 'blind relay nodes' which are nodes dotted around the internet used purely to relay data without checking, because the miners are sending out the same data to their blind relays so there is no point in their own blind relays re-checking.
imagine it. a miner sends its data to 7 blind relays. and those blind relays send it out to 7 other nodes each (49). the time saving is noticeable compared to one node sending out data to 49 nodes direct
if you want to debunk skype, online gaming and live stream uploads.. maybe you should call those companies first and tell them that the internet cannot cope with their activity first. and that millions of people cannot livestream, cannot online game, cannot make video calls. before you post another comment on this topic