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147 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 14 Aug 2023 \ on: Why do many bitcoiners still trust fiat software? bitcoin
So this company is basically giving most of us the chance to try its product for one year for free, and we're all shredding the guy?
This is like marketing by fire. The old "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" thing?
Yes.
I don't like to add dependencies that will soon make me pay for it. It's basically similar to what big companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc do all the time. Try it for for free for a bit, and then when you get used to it, and you depend on the service, they start charging you.
No thanks.
I mean, OP doesn't want you to run your own servers, he just wants you to pay them instead of big tech:
we still use gmail or zoom or dropbox or mailchimp or slack. What's up with that?
As in, "just pay to me instead"
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If you don't like the Federated Service, because it is all open source (Nextcloud, Jitsi, Element, Matrix, Vaultwarden, Wireguard, Caddy, etc etc et) you can move to another open source provider...even yourself.
There is a cost for running a server. Your time (how do you value that?) or the service from another provider, etc.
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I certainly agree that the costs are justified. I'm interested now that you mention that the individual services are all movable to your own server. No downside, really.
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Valid point. I'm right on the brink of doing the Start9 thing myself. As @DarthCoin mentioned, running your own server is not for everyone. I'm still researching my options. My big fear, of course is equipment failure. I have run a NAS for years with redundancy without a problem, so I'm not too worried.
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You're eligible for free service, @siggy47 ;)
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