@scott That I agree. This is indeed the question.
Going back to your "hybrid approach": I have said a few times before that I'd like to turn my https://cupid.careers site into something of a "fediverse-native" application. But if I were to do that I still face the same challenges I face when working on a fediverse-related hosting business:
- anti-business culture
- people only pay for something after value prop is proven
- tragedy of the commons: too many "free" servers out there.