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While I think your conclusion is a little strong, it is fair to say they're trying their hardest to legitimize by becoming entangled into almost every possible piece of infrastructure around.

As far as giant databases in the sky are concerned, in my book Cloudflare joined the same category as Google a long time ago. I don't like them because they've become another data-aggregating SPOF anyone with sense should actively avoid depending on