(from 4.1.7 "An example of such a service is given by TON Storage. In its simplest form, it allows users to store fles off-chain, by keeping on-chain only a hash of the fle to be stored, and possibly a smart contract where some other parties agree to keep the fle in question for a given period of time for a pre-negotiated fee.”)

an analogy might be like…….. warehouses outside the city. stores inside the city. and corporate headquarters. a store wants to “download” an item, asks headquarters if it’s in stock anywhere, headquarters tells them that teh item is in stock at this warehouse, and then the store goes to that warehouse to get the item. all the itmes are stored “off-chain” outside of the city

awesome!!! 😁

(and headquarters is the blockchain, the entity with the authortative record)

Yes haha 😁

i highly recommend this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9zgZCMqXE maybe it doesn’t suit your style of learning or style of communication etc etc but will share anyways in the small event it does

it’s about bitcoin specifically, especially cause the video was made back in 2013 lol, but it does offer a much better sense of what exactly blockchain technology is and what it has to offer

will do!! ty!