Which means any pure HTML resources would either have to rely on let’s encrypt or pony up some certificate money. So basically a death knell for homepages.
Why does relying on Let’s Encrypt entail the death knell for homepages? I respect the whole gatekeeping argument, but homepages will still be around.
Because relying only a single entity sponsored by corporations to protect people from corporate gatekeeping seems like a dumb idea in the long run.
especially if the diplayed warning looks like a "ThIs Is An InSeCuRe SiTe" warning.
self signed cert? WaRnInG!!!111eleven
no https? WaRnInG!!!111eleven
cert expired 2 hours ago? WaRnInG!!!111eleven