this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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How do you feel about the massive influx of users?

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[–] treverflume@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] melmel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think Peertube does that!

[–] bobaduk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.