How do you feel about the massive influx of users?
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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There's a few posts around about server setups that people are running. The major constraint seems to be storage. Lemmurs uploading gigs of data can get tricky to manage pretty quickly.
Maybe there would be a way kinda like p2p where the user is "hosting" what they share/post? Or have to over a certain amount etc.
It'd be slow, though, like a lot of the darknet protocols, and would mean that whether or not your post is visible depends on which users you're connected to. I think the usability problems would likely rule it out.
P2P works great for filesharing because you're reading small numbers of large things, so if each thing takes a minute or two to start, that's fine. It would suck for reading the memes community on a social network cos you need to read many small things, and if they don't load quickly the experience is ruined.
Could use IPFS for file hosting