@siguza Just checked and … having the site open alone causes more requests than what I like to call the Fedi-Hammer on my little site (which I notice in my request statistics, but not on server resources) …
For context: A typical load of my site is 100KB with a cold cache and the html is 10 to 20KB … including a decorative banner image.
Also if one has a >1MB preview image >1000px wide … apology denied.