I know some bloggers who intentionally avoid https because it's "bloat". It requires lots of additional code compared to http, TLS handshake consumes lots of re

I know some bloggers who intentionally avoid https because it's "bloat". It requires lots of additional code compared to http, TLS handshake consumes lots of resources and decrease max RPS, etc. You can even find some arguments in previous HN posts. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21811406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21811406 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17599022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17599022