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Do you think lemmy will sustain scalability? (lemmus.org)
submitted 8 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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[โ€“] Cloudkid@lemmus.org 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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.

[โ€“] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 5 points 8 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.

[โ€“] SamXavia@kbin.run 2 points 8 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.