Spending $11,000 on a homelab to avoid a $20 Netflix subscription
haydendevs · x · 2026-10-15
A relatable AI/tech joke: the author spent $11,000 building out a homelab for one stated reason — avoiding a $20/month Netflix subscription.
The "spend big to save small" gag is a classic in the self-hosting and local-deployment community, and it reflects the very real spending habits behind the local-AI boom.
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