Even in this poorly made comparison shot I made you can tell the difference between streaming and "self hosting"
Tik Tok responds to Universal Music Group's statement: "TikTok has been able to reach 'artist-first' agreements with every other label and publisher."
I use a second-hand office fleet Thinkcentre m910q (with proxmox on bare metal then a bunch of VMs, including Ubuntu, which handles my Plex server). Cost me about 150 AUD and I'm incredibly happy with it.
This thread is a great example of the Dunning Kreuger effect in motion