Almost like it’s impossible that was the least bit sarcastic.
But in a federated alternative, no one party is responsible for hosting everything. Altogether it’s a lot of data, yes. But it’s not like Google has the whole of the internet stored on its servers.
Fiduciary responsibility of the company to their shareholders.
The big number is the “karma” value. Upvotes minus downvotes. I’m not sure why the small number doesn’t have a letter next to it. For me, it’s how long it’s been since the comment or post.