you might want to do that, but you underestimate how much some hobbyists/makers/hackers value being able to do things on their own tools in their own house. fo

you might want to do that, but you underestimate how much some hobbyists/makers/hackers value being able to do things on their own tools in their own house. for me, it’s significantly more about the process than it is about penny pinching. it’s why im not an accountant and why i often despise bean counters. my dad has soooo much money in tools alone for working on cars, faaar more than he’d ever spend at a mechanics. add in the costs he spends buying hobby cars and real estate/upkeep for the garage to work on his cars and it adds up quick. people spend a lot on their hobbies. look at how much woodworkers spend on tools. look at how much homelabbers spend. photographers, boat/sailing wonks, horse owners, and on and on and on. add in the above, then the value of the privacy aspects, idealism aspects, potential career knowledge, etc… and it’s obvious that local models will do well.