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There is already a local media cache. My comment doesn't suggest that each follower requests stuff from the home server, but each instance. The instances cache
by georgyo 4y ago
There is already a local media cache. My comment doesn't suggest that each follower requests stuff from the home server, but each instance.
The instances cache pretty aggressively, but you still have a thundering herd when a popular person boosts a message.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> There is already a local media cache. I suppose I should have been clearer - apologies. I was talking about a cache for previews (which would presumably be folded into the local media cache since it's already there.) > you still have a thundering herd when a popular person boosts a message Not if the boost includes the preview - that -should- cut it down significantly (and indeed it has been proposed but is still being bikeshedded by the Mastodon devs because "what if someone sends a fake preview?!?!?!?!")