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The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible (creepylink.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I've never understood the URL shortener idea. It's like a box of chocolates. You just never know what you're going to fudge into next.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    One benefit/reason is to make it easier to manually type in the URL. Like if it's printed on an ad or poster or something.

    Not a significant benefit anymore especially with QR codes.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Yeah I get the idea in that sense. It's just that you are putting a lot of trust in the source. But I guess that's the same with qr codes but at least you get to see the destination in your camera view.

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