> I don't understand what problem this is solving, or how it can work.

A couple of forum topics will give good answers to this. TLDR: Secure incendiaries, perpetual data storage without surveillance or censorship.

This post enumerates the goals:

- [SAFE Network Fundamentals: Context](https://safenetforum.org/t/safe-network-fundamentals-context...)

This one gives examples of problems SAFE and to solve:

- [Things That Would Not Have Happened On Safe](https://safenetforum.org/t/things-that-would-not-have-happen...)