/Technology

The recent Plex outage is the perfect example of how relying on the cloud leaves us vulnerable. It’s absurd that a user can't access their own files and servers physically stored at home just because an API thousands of miles away decided to go down. The cloud sells the illusion of convenience, but what it actually delivers is a loss of control. The moment a local appliance, file, or service requires external, centralized validation to work, we stop owning what we paid for and become mere temporary tenants. True digital autonomy only exists offline.