We Shouldn't Use Probabilistic Models to Solve Deterministic Problems: The Economics of Data Architecture

“We Shouldn’t Use Probabilistic Models to Solve Deterministic Problems”: Why AI “Browsing Agents” Cost $281/Month to Do What a $5 VPS Can Do 📊📉

I recently ran some analytics on my self-hosted Postgres database for Miniflux, and the raw metrics tell a fascinating story about the real-world economics of data retrieval.

Across my 300 RSS feeds, I am averaging exactly 1,000 new articles every single day; roughly 30,000 articles a month flowing into my reader.