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Its good practice to have a firewall local as well. However, you are right it about it not being to critical
It's extra management without benefits.
But it also doesn't matter if you never open any ports.
Since 99.99% of users only consume content with a browser, then a firewall that blocks all incoming connections won't impact them negatively.