> There's also tons of sites that get the "HN hug of death" when they're posted here (or Reddit, or wherever else that generates a surge in traffic). Tragic to

> There's also tons of sites that get the "HN hug of death" when they're posted here (or Reddit, or wherever else that generates a surge in traffic). Tragic to miss out on all those potential hits and easy to prevent with Cloudflare free. Sure. But I was originally responding to a comment that claimed the key reason to use Cloudflare was DDoS protection. If the traffic is real, it's not too unreasonable to pay for it. Using any service comes with costs and benefits. Any reason you have to use a service irrespective of their behavior is just a blind spot.