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by unlinked_dll 2306 days ago
Eliminating weaknesses to provide services that are faster and more robust is exactly why CDNs exist. Whether or not you find them necessary is up to you. Personally a world with content closer to my machine with more robust servers that can handle high traffic is better than the alternative.
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You can get the best of both worlds by self-hosting and putting a CDN in front of that. This way you get robustness and your app will still function in isolation