· Föderation EN Mi 04.10.2023 16:39:52
" Are we saying that servers will not be able to handle the load of migrated posts? Doesn't this sound strange considering they're able to handle the posts of their existing just fine?"
Load building up gradually is okay, load suddenly appearing overnight causes problems.
"which makes Mastodon an unreliable solution."
There is no "reliable" solution when you're storing data on other people's servers. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/08/19/twitter-deletes-all-user-photos-and-links-from-2011-2014/, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/18/myspace-loses-all-content-uploaded-before-2016 and many others...