Be a property owner and not a renter on the internet

>>dend+(OP)
tl;dr:

  - Don't depend on other people's software services.
  - Buy a domain and host your own website.
  - Don't pick a sketchy TLD or registrar.
  - Mailing lists beat social media accounts.
  - It's okay to depend on a cloud.

I had the belief that the article was going to say the exact opposite wrt. cloud hosting. You're literally renting space, and if your stuff gets any heat, your cloud provider may simply shut you down without a trial.

Even if you host your own server on your own legal property, most people don't have AS-numbers and peering agreements, so ultimately on the internet most people rent something.

>>sshine+I8
Ultimately you're on the Internet and you don't own the Internet. At that point, you're making decisions about the level of control you want to have and the types of events you may be subject to and the answer is almost certainly "it depends."

>>ghaff+Xc
Exactly this. At some point, you need to delegate. Make it portable, don't get locked into a proprietary architecture, and you'll be good. Not everyone will be able (or has any desire) to run their own rack.

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