lol. i am storing both images on s3 now. because i have lost a LOT OF images over the years because of services shutting down or my own mistake stupidity. so both are ok with me. but i would personally prefer to have memes and shitpostings hotlinked. and actual relevant images uploaded. s3 storage is cheap but bandwidth is an issue. i am already close to the point where getting block storage on DO would be cheaper than keep using s3.