I prefer a variant of this: own your domain name and make it easy to move. I don't think everyone has to run their own server. It's fine to pay someone or use

I prefer a variant of this: own your domain name and make it easy to move. I don't think everyone has to run their own server. It's fine to pay someone or use a free service. The issue is, can you change who hosts it? If you can, you are in control.