Interesting, as my theory for why cynicism is so common nowadays is that it's a coping mechanism for people who understand perfectly well what's happening in the modern world
You don't need to be a cynic if you have a grasp on reality If your truly understand something you are capable of evaluating it on a case by case basis without resorting to pathos.
It's extremely rare to truly understand the agenda, motivation and consequences of complex enterprise initiatives like this one by Cloudflare. Not to mention it can be pivoted.
So conjectures and hypothesis are not boring, but welcome in a discussion forum like HN.
It's pretty easy to see how cloudflare arrived in a situation where they are in a position to create this sort of marketplace without resorting to conspiracies about them trying to take over the internet.
They solved the very real problem of DDOS which consequently put them in a position to be a middleman between internet traffic between consumers and producers. Now they are expanding their business to take advantage of this privileged position they have.
> This time, Cloudflare has formed a "marketplace" for the abuse from which they're protecting you, partnering with the abusers.
When the original comment has a statement like this, it's a clear sign there is no potential for constructive discussion. Their understanding of markets has to be completely warped if they think a market existing constitutes partnering with one side of the exchange.
