Mutual beneficial outcomes, without exchange of significant amounts of money are totally possible. As an example, AMS-IX is completely non-profit, see: https:/

Mutual beneficial outcomes, without exchange of significant amounts of money are totally possible. As an example, AMS-IX is completely non-profit, see: https://www.ams-ix.net/ams/about-ams-ix https://www.ams-ix.net/ams/about-ams-ix [Edit: realised I didn't actually answer your question: it is much cheaper, at scale]