It's always sad to see these stories because they always seem like a preventable tragedy. DigitalOcean, Azure, and AWS seem like the go-to for start-ups these days, instead of self-hosting your stuff at home or even in a colocation space. Even though it's a "dirty word" these days, on-prem does have its huge benefits.

Professional stuff is one thing, but that's not to mention anything personal - anything I care about I won't put exclusively on someone else's computer. I want to have absolute control over as much of my stack as I can. Seems really scary that some company has control of your entire infrastructure and can ban-hammer you without notice, permanently, at any time of day or night (or while you're on vacation).