A forward proxy is good for:
1️⃣ Protect clients
2️⃣ Avoid browsing restrictions
3️⃣ Block access to certain content
/1 Why is Nginx called a \u201c\U0001d42b\U0001d41e\U0001d42f\U0001d41e\U0001d42b\U0001d42c\U0001d41e\u201d proxy?
— Alex Xu (@alexxubyte) September 29, 2022
The diagram below shows the differences between a \U0001d41f\U0001d428\U0001d42b\U0001d430\U0001d41a\U0001d42b\U0001d41d \U0001d429\U0001d42b\U0001d428\U0001d431\U0001d432 and a \U0001d42b\U0001d41e\U0001d42f\U0001d41e\U0001d42b\U0001d42c\U0001d41e \U0001d429\U0001d42b\U0001d428\U0001d431\U0001d432. pic.twitter.com/k8xQwBVgW2
If everyone was holding bitcoin on the old x86 in their parents basement, we would be finding a price bottom. The problem is the risk is all pooled at a few brokerages and a network of rotten exchanges with counter party risk that makes AIG circa 2008 look like a good credit.
— Greg Wester (@gwestr) November 25, 2018