datahoarder
Who are we?
We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.
We are one. We are legion. And we're trying really hard not to forget.
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20 TB at that price range could brankrupt some small cloud providers. Selfhosting would be much easier without having to worry about space. IF the price stays the same, but we'll see.
I don't think the vast majority use cloud storage because it's cheap. The vast majority use it because they are unwilling or unable to setup their own.
Hosting an Internet facing service out of your own house requires constant maintenance for security.
I self host, and drop encrypted backups onto a cloud storage provider. If anything, cheap storage is going to cost me more because I'll be inclined to back more up.
Damn, you're right! That cheap SSD could bankrupt us! 🙈😆