system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: how can a torrent that is said to have 0 seeds and 0 leechers download just as fast as a torrent with hundreds?
gpt
You can't download a file without and seeds or leechers. The seeds/leechers count in a BitTorrent client should be correct, but the count on sites are usually not for several reasons:

* The site probably only checks the trackers, while proper clients also use DHT and peer exchange.
* The seeds/leechers count on the site might be outdated. The tracker list on the site probably lists the last update time and lets you refresh the count.
* Some torrents have a link to the content on a regular file server so it can be downloaded using HTTP for example. This functions like a seed (aside from using a different protocol), but is rarely included in the seed count, even by the download client.
* Some trackers might be unreachable or unsupported by the site's software.