Hi All,
I was thinking if its possible to run a website where everybody can leave a message/story on the blockchain.
If I understand the blockchain correctly, the data storage is decentralized and theoretically the blockchain could run infinitely.
The problem with this idea is that all the messages, running and recording infinitely, will be replicated to all bitcoin nodes.
You will need mine each block with useless "infinity" messages. And mining a block costs energy, and energy is a world resource. You are basically wasting world resources. This is why ranochigo said it isn't cheap. You are going to pay for all that energy.
Alternatively, there are people storing messages is not in the blockchain, but they use lightning network to communicate
https://www.coindesk.com/how-bitcoins-lightning-can-be-used-for-private-messagingJager told CoinDesk:
“Lightning is a peer to peer network in which anyone can participate. There is no central entity that has the ultimate power to decide on [what] users are allowed to communicate.”
Private messaging is a hot topic in the digital age, as it’s easy for bad actors to intercept messages that aren’t encrypted. Apps such as Signal and Wire give users more privacy, but private messaging is still far from everywhere.