Cloud GPU providers are running low on capacity at the moment as people frantically suck up capacity to hop on the AI bandwagon, raising worries about availabil

Cloud GPU providers are running low on capacity at the moment as people frantically suck up capacity to hop on the AI bandwagon, raising worries about availability. So having guaranteed access is maybe one motivation for local GPUs. But for me the main reason to go local is more psychological. I've mostly used cloud compute up until now but whenever I'm paying an hourly cost (even a small one) there is a pressure to 'make it worthwhile' and I feel guilty when the GPU is sitting idle. This disincentivizes playing and experimentation, whereas when you can run things locally there is almost no friction for quickly trying something out.