Interesting how they posted a self-host guide just a few hours before announcing this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqiQKRKsfZE
Perhaps expecting criticism and preemptively creating a response that shuts people down?
Ultimately I just see the same pattern in Supabase as in many of these "easy scaling" solutions: lock in.
I think the future is something like those platforms are offering but we're definitely not there yet.
Also it's not like I'm an old person refusing to accept new tech. I'm young and looking to create things but I recognize that these services are (currently) doing the complete opposite of giving me freedom.
Math is used as an IQ filter in the education system so even the people who are capable of it develop a hate for it.
The math department at my university was viewed very negatively because of this. People doing CS prerequisites and whatnot knew that they weren't there to learn but just to pass a glorified IQ test.
Ultimately I just see the same pattern in Supabase as in many of these "easy scaling" solutions: lock in. I think the future is something like those platforms are offering but we're definitely not there yet. Also it's not like I'm an old person refusing to accept new tech. I'm young and looking to create things but I recognize that these services are (currently) doing the complete opposite of giving me freedom.