Like any major internet infrastructure meltdown, Cloudflare’s capitulation on Tuesday (November 18) incited en masse “expert commentary” from executives in retail to cybersecurity. While internet memes mocked Cloudflare, the fun-poking was yet another reminder of the inherent fragility of the digital world that so many businesses rely on. Our own website was affected for much of the day by rolling Cloudflare outages. Social media platforms like X, as well as ChatGPT, bore the brunt of user frustration directed at Cloudflare. On the streaming front, Spotify was materially impacted for a brief period, while popular online games like League of Legends were reportedly also down for a time. Thankfully, most streaming infrastructure was unaffected. This is partly because Cloudflare is not…