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No startup goes from zero to 7 billion API requests immediately. That's a problem that can be scaled in to over time.

• that_guy_iain 3y ago
  We're talking about a Reddit replacement. It's realistic to think a half decent one would get a 1 million or so users straight away within weeks. That's 7 billion requests. BlueSky had to be invite only to stop getting too much traffic straight away. 1.5 million joined Mastodon when Twitter got bought. The numbers for a feasible replacement are still skyhigh at the start.
  • RhodesianHunter 3y ago
    You're assuming integrations exist on day one. Hell you're assuming that an API even exists for people to build integrations against on day one, rather than the company just providing it's own UIs/APPs and scaling into APIs when it's ready.
    • that_guy_iain 3y ago
      It doesn't matter if it's web requests or API requests. Traffic is still traffic and it still needs to be handled by web servers that cost money. And the idea that a start up can go from 0 to 1 million users in a few weeks without a lot of cash for servers isn't realistic. No real competitor for Reddit would slowly grow, they either take advantage of people being unhappy and do so in a quick manner and have an intital surge or they don't even have a chance. BlueSky has millions of users, people still complain that it's basically dead. Even though lots of people are using it. It's just dead compared to Twitter. That makes adoption harder.