[classics2]

Is it really so hard to spin up an aws machine with a plain old lamp stack to serve this kind of content? Its incredibly cheap and simple to do.

[ethiclub]

Yes, for many (most?) non-technical folk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

[nickcotter]

Even if you are well-versed in how to do it, it can still be a time sink you may not be able to afford.

[ethiclub]

And you wouldn't even know that another solution necessarily existed.

And you wouldn't necessarily know where to start.

And you would have the mental hurdles of "where do I start", "who do I listen to", etc.