self-hosting is a lifestyle, not a hobby

so people always ask why i run my own stuff. "why not just use google drive?" "why not just use discord for everything?" "why not just pay for the service?" and i get it. it sounds like extra work for no reason. but once you start, you kind of can't stop. it starts with one thing for me it was a single service. something small. a password manager, a notes app, whatever. you set it up, it works,…