i think, before "banning" users from a p2p net, there are still many options open to make intelligent clients which are able to resolve such differences in bandwidth.
so like FT does it by just dividing a fixed bandwidth by a fixed number of slots isn't really very intelligent and for sure not state of the art. there could be some more dynamic resource allocation anyway.
as for elite at all. of course you can buy junk food with you big pickup in supermarket near the highway en masse and very quick. but maybe this certain delicacy which makes live a pleasure is sold only in the small store in downtown with its narrow lanes, where you can walk on your own feet only
