[bravetraveler]

Some people even have many hard drives work together for capacity and reliability reasons! Storing many documents, not just entertainment!

It can be made into a pipeline where it's exactly like subscribing to a conventional service.. you just 'pay' with maintenance/curation.

No A/B testing, price hikes, or platform strong-arming. Well worth it in my opinion. Avoids all kinds of whims from publishers/co.