How do you feel about the massive influx of users?
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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This is probably a big ask from users but I wonder if something can be implemented into the protocol to create a bandwidth pool of sorts to host the various instances. Something similar to how Siacoin operated. If I recall correctly, users could install software on their computers that encrypted a chosen percentage of their drive, then used their internet connection to tie it into a decentralized file hosting network. (and rewarding the user with their currency - though that's not my focus here)
Files uploaded to the hosting platform would have redundancies created and uploaded to multiple of these hosting nodes to ensure reliable availability.
It'd be interesting to have a similar concept for the fediverse so we don't have issues like a loss of users and content if an instance goes down.