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Yes, data is cheap. Infra is not
You're talking to non -tech nerds about something that usually only tech nerds are familiar with.
Just like on Reddit you're going to get downvoted because people don't understand. Lemmy is effectively the same in that regard.
Just having data is cheap. Actually serving that data up in a meaningful way is expensive as fuck.
Thanks for writing the words down! I struggle with that sometimes.
When its just serving and gating access to flac files, it really isn't that complicated of an application, and serving content is a known quantity with cheap tooling.
Just don't use vercel, bro.
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