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You know what? I forgive url shorteners, sometimes they truly are necessary
Why has nobody invented a URL longener?
You can always add unnecessary query parameters. Just throw on a
?fart=butts&pen=is&herp=derpetc.If I wanted to add unnecessary characters, I'd just use dots.
Like this: (Lemmy unfortunately breaks the URL)
google.com...............................................
(Psst, rumor has it you can tack on to a URL pretty much any alphanumeric text you like after typing a ? or # symbol)
Yeah, but query/hash params aren't necessary. I don't want the URL to be shortenable!
URL Shorteners can go down.
QR Codes would literally contain the entire link without relying on a third-party service.
But since they included session information on that URL, the link would still be invalid for everyone