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		simongr3dal on July 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DIY Video Hosting time=money assumes you are taking time away from something else, if there is no other work to be done that generates money then spending some time to save a little money might be a valuable way to spend time. Most likely it's just to satisfy some sort of nerd-ocd.

nkozyra on July 20, 2020 [–]

Opportunity cost definitely falls in the "something else" range.

On the other hand, there is a ROI on building things either way. Always tough to measure

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