NOT self-hosting your stuff is OK and APPROPRIATE

put your attention and energy where you feel they are best utilized

self-hosting is but one option of many

i may run my own mini-cloud but...

i pay OTHERS to manage some of my services because my attention and energy is best served on other endeavors

self-hosting is NOT a silver bullet

fools will say it's the best option

i promise, it's not the best option unless your decision tree takes you to that conclusion

my decision tree has many variables, not all options are created equal and self-hosting doesn't always win for me

don't let the "always self host" people ruin your day