Right but then there are other non-trivial things that you have to spend on that you wouldn't on non-AWS. And really there are very few hints that are non-triv

Right but then there are other non-trivial things that you have to spend on that you wouldn't on non-AWS. And really there are very few hints that are non-trivial and not a problem on non-AWS either. In the end, AWS is still more expensive time and money wise, it's just a question of whether it's worth it and what you want to spend your time on. (For me, spending it on the AWSy things is not interesting)