Ugh, VPNs

[cashew]

I cannot figure out why having ProtonVPN on means I can't load google fonts when browsing Dreamwidth, even though I've setup split tunneling and have allowed Dreamwidth to skip the VPN. Baaaaaaaah. This is immensely annoying.

Edit: OK, so now the fonts are loading again. I can't even. How does technology?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edit2: After some more futzing, because DW wouldn't load, like at all, after a while, I found a new IP and added it to the list of split IPs, and now DW is loading normally. Can someone who understands how technology works explain why DW's IP keeps changing?

Edit3: More reddit-ing introduced me to CDNs and dynamic IPs for websites and how this completely fucks with ProtonVPN's tunneling. 💢 Most people seem to suggest using a different browser for accessing websites to get around the VPN block, which is...ugh. Just ugh.