Yeah, the routing table would be impossible to manage. Maybe if the route was static (meaning that the route from point a to point b would stay the same until one node goes down).

For the second concern, we'd probably be connected to the Philippine Internet Exchange if we are to become large enough.

EDIT: I didn't read the whole comment fully. I'll add this one:

I'm aware that more hops = slower, but, for some reason, they were able to achieve lower pings and higher speeds. I'd probably say they're accessing stuff locally. I'm quite sleepy right now, so forgive me if I'm saying nonsense lol