Developer: AWS us-east-1 is the worst place to set up my app.
Me: No, you don't know what you are talking about. It is the best place to see how well your app can handle downtime and fault tolerance ;)
Developer:
Discussion
If you're not as big as Apple, PayPal, Google, Amazon, or other major money-making sites/apps, there's no need to concern yourself with us-east-1. It's more important to prioritize the privacy & security of your app. AWS isn't necessary, you can use Linode or something like that. There are many cheaper and better alternatives out there.