[horsawlarway]

This is the best route, in my experience.

If you're interested in tech or gaming, you usually accumulate hardware anyways - putting the old stuff to use just makes sense in most cases.

And I actually don't really agree with the article - My issue with SaaS products is not privacy. My problems are quality and consistency. My self-hosted stuff doesn't auto-update to a version that's less capable or dumb itself down to shove users into advertising flows or "new" features they want me to use. 7

It's not about privacy - it's about having the computer serve me. It's the difference between a free "financial advisor" peddling scams vs a paid agent with fiduciary duty.