Will a seed node have a set amount? (Will a seed always have, for example, 100 closest people even if the closest person to you is 100 miles away?)
I'm just curious on how that portion of it will work, because if it's just anyone within a certain distance, I can see it going great for people who live near LA, Chicago, NY, Seattle, etc. but not so great for people who live in small towns.
In terms of hashrate, a seed node will have a set limit to prevent 51% attacks. IF ever a seed node reaches 48% of network hash it will split to create a new one. The network will be built to handle this. In terms of bandwidth, it will also adjust. This will be done by a calculation between the ping and the saturation of the seed nodes. The network will never allow large groupings of bandwidth or hashrate, as it will monitor saturation levels of the seed nodes. Upon connecting, it will take this into consideration along with the ping. There will always be a fair distribution of bandwidth and hashrate, no matter where you live in the world.