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Do you think lemmy will sustain scalability? (lemmus.org)

submitted 10 months ago by Cloudkid@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Not just speaking technically but economically. As user number mount up their post is just going to add up. I know instaces may distribute user, but server space isn't going to go down for anyone. It just seems like built to fall.

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[–] SamXavia@kbin.run 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

@Cloudkid It's something that we almost had a soft test when Reddit went downhill a few months back, if users do scale across different instances the load is lifted the main problem you would have is if Reddit goes down and all the users go to one instance such as Lemmy.world or Lemmy.ml as it would certainly make the Fediverse look bad and crash the servers.

The Server space is already a problem for platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Reddit but they control it by ads and payments from users such as YouTube Premium on YouTube. Main Instances of each platform may have to take up the Ads system if donations don't come in or it may have to become easier for users to create their own website. I read a good article earlier today about how there are issues for the Fediverse in the short term but it seems promising if they get solved.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon

[–] Cloudkid@lemmus.org 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Great read, my only problem with publishing content on own domain is it gives power to those who can afford to pay for website and hosting. Internet should be democratic, and only way to do that is to make it accessible, but I also want to see more people owning their creation.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I'd love to see cooperatives where people pay some monthly amount to support a server that's democratically administered. To benefit from economies of scale while still having a say in how things are run.

[–] SamXavia@kbin.run 2 points 10 months ago

@Cloudkid Yes it's something that I have thought about as well, it's good that people have created instances for the Fediverse as it means that you only access it from someone you trust, this will mean that most likely you would access it from a website/instance that you, your family or friends have created allowing an easier cost effect hopefully for the users. I know if I had enough money and time to work out how instances worked I would be creating my own instance locked to me, close family and friends especially as I trust someone I've met up with a few times over these billionaires that are making money from our data.