system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5, What's all the fuss about Megaupload? Do that many people really need file storage?

With massive hard drives on home computers is there really that much of a need for offline storage?  Is there something else it's used for?
gpt
Online storage is generally seen as the way of the future. If you have a fire at home and your hard drive is destroyed, what happens to your data? If you collaborate with people on many projects, how do you keep your files in sync? If you work at home and on the road and in the workplace, how can you keep your data in check? All of these are solved by online storage. 

Edit: also pirating.