The OP seem to be talking more about the benefits of self hosting, Hence that line of reasoning. Secondly, I was specifically not critical of plausible in fact

The OP seem to be talking more about the benefits of self hosting, Hence that line of reasoning. Secondly, I was specifically not critical of plausible in fact I was positive toward them. The issue in general is that the trade off is subtle and not obvious, and I think a fair number of people think it’s an easy decision one way or another but it’s often not.