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by JohnFen 1147 days ago
> Yes, you just pay for some server space on a cloud service...

Which is far from the only solution. I have automated off-site backups without involving the cloud.

> sometimes it does make sense to use a 3rd party.

Of course. I'm not arguing otherwise.

> Your pain threshold may just be larger than mine.

Perhaps, but I suffer very nearly zero pain on this. I probably spend a couple hours a month maintaining my systems on overage.