I really appreciate your perspective! Pretty clear you’re someone who digs deep, doesn’t accept constraints given (eg ‘everyone’ desired an AWS based solution but that didn’t narrow your exploration), and tries to be pragmatic. At least that’s my impression.
What you’ve stated so far is interesting. I’ve reading through some of your blog content too. I sent a LinkedIn connection request (look for Andrew).
Probing question: knowing what you know do you have any opinions (strong or otherwise) on what a solo dev might want to pursue? Just curious how you respond.