Since everything is absolutely correct, no one forced it; they just provided a good, excellent solution for free, and consequently, the whole internet has gotten hooked on it. As they say, free cocaine causes harm. So, what are the alternatives? What options are there to protect against DDoS attacks and to make a website quickly accessible from different parts of the world? And at the same time, without paying a sky-high price for it.
That sums up my gripe with the vocal cloudflare haters. They will tell you all day long to move but every solution they push costs more time and money.