The kicker is all the myriad scripts people have had to write to get rid of unused cloud resources that keep adding to your bills since there's no straightforward way provided by the cloud service company to deal with them.
The services are specifically designed to extract rent. Not difficult to see, unless you're not the one paying that rent.
I admire the cleverness of the business model for grabbing VC money via every startup with web scale dreams, but that playground isn't for a hobbyist.