Comment by pilif
> This was obviously dumb when it launched:
Yes. Obviously dumb but also nearly 100% successful at the current point in time.
And likely going to stay successful as the non-protected internet still provides enough information to dumb crawlers that it’s not financially worth it to even vibe-code a workaround.
Or in other words: Anubis may be dumb, but the average crawler that completely exhausting some sites resources is even dumber.
And so it all works out.
And so the question remains: how dumb was it exactly, when it works so well and continues to work so well?
> Yes. Obviously dumb but also nearly 100% successful at the current point in time.
Only if you don't care about negatively affecting real users.