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Oh, this argument again?

Okay, let's try another analogy. Let's say I don't own a car. Or lease. Or rent. Or borrow. That makes me "carless", right?

Moving on: I only take taxis or Lyft or whatever to get to my destinations. That would still make me "carless", right? I don't manage the fleet of cars on call for me. I don't have to worry about their maintenance. I am not responsible for a car, so I am carless.



Claiming that the comments are "serverless" is the equivalent of claiming that the ride is "carless".

You, the person being driven around, can be "carless" and you, as a site owner, can be "serverless". For the ride to be "carless", it would have to not involve a car. For the comments to be "serverless", it would have to not involve a server. This system involves a ton of different servers, so it can't be "serverless".


I prefer the person/oxygen analogy.

I am a person. I am in zero way related to the creation of oxygen. I require oxygen to live. Am I oxygen-less?




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