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
So conjectures and hypothesis are not boring, but welcome in a discussion forum like HN.
Anything else is gatekeeping discussion.
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.