Cloudflare has been causing widespread outages, impacting numerous websites, many of which aren’t high-traffic. The author notes that a significant portion of sites now display errors, emphasizing that using centralized services like Cloudflare creates a single point of failure. Even established companies can falter, leading to downtime that affects users relying on those services. Many website owners turn to Cloudflare primarily for DDoS protection, driven by fear rather than necessity. The author argues that smaller sites with limited traffic aren’t likely to be targeted for DDoS attacks. For instance, a blog with about one hundred visitors per month is not a prime candidate for such threats. The piece critiques the contradiction between advocating for a decentralized web and relying on centralized services like Cloudflare. The author suggests a more resilient approach: setting up a backup version of the site on a different server and using round-robin DNS to distribute traffic. This method can help mitigate the risk of outages due to Cloudflare's issues, encouraging site owners to confront their fears about keeping their services online without relying heavily on centralized solutions.