Thanks for the responce @Oscar Merry . That covers most of whatni thought. I support fountain.fm precisely because i can support podcastees directly. I pay for the premium service precisely because i belive in supporting new initiatives. Nothing is free in this world, people shoild be compensated for providing value. Is using AWS ideal? No. Is it a compromise i can live with ? Yes Open source code has its place. Closed source does too. We need an internet ecology that has diverse apps otherwise it just becomes a self flagalating circle jerk that eventually collapses because nobody can earn a living.