> Check it out on PageSpeed Insights. I also used a couple other tools that suggest that it loads slower in some regions than others. And yet Stack Overflow ha

> Check it out on PageSpeed Insights. I also used a couple other tools that suggest that it loads slower in some regions than others. And yet Stack Overflow has such strong SEO that outright cloning their content on a malware page will get you top 10 results. I think people seriously overestimate the value of Web Core Vitals. At the end of the day a website is usually trying to deliver some value to a visitor: if you deliver more value by rejecting complexity, but sacrifice some speed to do it: users will still value the end result, and search engines will reward you.