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This. CSS isn't usually what slows your page down, unless your framework is absolutely gigantic to a ridiculous degree.

In fact, I'd go further and say in a lot of cases it's not even something you're hosting.

It's what third party resources you're relying on. Got ads? That will be the biggest bottleneck here, since ad networks load hundreds of KBs worth of scripts and images that most people block or ignore anyway.

Same with third party social networks and media sites. That YouTube video or embedded tweet is probably using a lot more of your user's bandwidth than anything else.

Not sure what the solution would be there, especially if you're reliant on the ad money or need to use videos or third party media to illustrate your article.




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