Would someone be able to explain to me how all of these platforms would stay alive if the masses joined?

For example, PeerTube is a loved one by people who want privacy and freedom. What if there was a sudden influx of creators and viewers? There definitely isn’t enough storage for the creators, and would the viewers not encounter issues like buffering?

I’m all for it all of it, I just am kinda confused.

I’ll also ride this post a little and add that I think that a big reason all of this is taking so long to become mainstream is because it’s too complex compared to the more commonly used platforms. Things need to be put in front of peoples faces or they won’t use it. The information is just too spread out. We can blame the current mainstream platforms for that, but we’re past that now and need to find a way to make this easier.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?