[petcat]

> cloudflare sells fear

A lot of people here don't just run trivial hobby sites. They work for companies that actually have a real need for DDOS and WAF protection. Maybe you have no experience with that, but it is extremely common and even required for sites that require compliance certifications like SOC2.

[graemep]

There are other providers of DDOS protection, and other WAFs.

The main advantage Cloudflare has is that it is free and a big brand.

[petcat]

Right. I was responding to the question "do you actually need DDOS protection?". Which is an obvious Yes in the real (non-hobby) world.