Not just CRL lists, but also OCSP stapling and caching can reduce load and dependency on OCSP infrastructure. I know who set up Apple's OCSP infrastructure, so

Not just CRL lists, but also OCSP stapling and caching can reduce load and dependency on OCSP infrastructure. I know who set up Apple's OCSP infrastructure, so I know it was done right. It's on the app/OS developers to cache the responses locally, to disk and persist after reboots until the file has aged beyond {n} time.