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I haven't used trackers in years. Have you noticed a "cold DHT lookup" taking a long time recently?

I don't understand why, but I believe I've observed similar. Possible hypotheses include:

DHT Sybil attack? Hash ring bloat? Bad peers distributing exclusively irrelevant content?

Wonder if this is a common observation, and if so, what kind of research might elucidate the underlying change.