# Extreme load error

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311 "2021-02-19T06:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311/4 "2021-02-21T03:04:47Z")

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It is an area that @sam is actively working on. It does seem that newer versions of Discourse have regressed in this area, performance-wise.

That being said, the real solution is to **use a live chat tool if you need live real time interactions for hundreds of people at the same time** – though I continue to question how and why chat is “useful” when it’s scrolling so fast nobody can really see any of it, ala Twitch and YouTube streams. 🤷‍♂️

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