I understand that but not everyone lives in SF or creates a microservice for each function they have hosted in an overpriced ec2-vm inside a subpar docker-conta

I understand that but not everyone lives in SF or creates a microservice for each function they have hosted in an overpriced ec2-vm inside a subpar docker-container using json-serialization. You can have (open-source or free) and develop without community (i think like chrome does that). The question is: is it worth it ? Without vc-money-cash it's a little hard AND time-consuming.