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Re:Your Organization should run its own Mastodon server by alexb_ on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:55PM (#33510431)
Virality is a big part of social media. The fact that a lot of people wanting to see something I made punishes me with hundreds of dollars worth of overage fees means that it's just bad to use it. You are punished for "succeeding".

It's not about the average user, but when said average user gets their 15 minutes.

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Re:Your Organization should run its own Mastodon server by anderspitman on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:58PM (#33510483)
As I said, if the protocol itself can't handle this scenario, it's doomed to have low adoption. Unless of course ISPs get pressured into lifting datacaps. Maybe a "viral" clause for exactly these sorts of situations? I think there are multiple potential solutions.
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