>How? Why is using hex any more intuitive than binary or a md5 hash for anyone who doesn’t do networking for a living?

Well, what is the address range for 192.168.0.0/27? That's also non-intuitive for a layman as well.

In the end, IP addresses are made for computers, not humans.

And... just FYI,

>Will torrents suddenly find more seeds and peers?

Suggests to me you have absolutely never tried out torrenting under CGNAT. It's painful.

Not a single seeder can _actively_ send the data to you, your client must seek them by itself and it's not uncommon to have only 1-4 seeders connected!