Correct, one of the reasons I am on the Fediverse is the IPFS implementations I propose.

Most of my experiences are rooted in the realities of the LUGs. I think I understand why an otherwise wholesome project failed to sustain itself.

I see the same future for the Fediverse, to fail to "sustain itself". Maybe if the LUGs accepted the realities of the Universe based on limited resource they could have survived long enough to convert into some forms of self-sustaining existence.

You and I can chat about this more, I hold some very unpopular opinions to which I submit because they are opinions, not a functional product.