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why do links go to the [insert evil internet corporation here] shortener where when you mouse over them you can't see what the true destination is?
Because tracking your clicks and attempting to monetise the information that provides about you is how surveillance capitalism works. The alternative would be to pay subscription fees for access to pretty much any website which isn't in itself a shop front.
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A link in my current projects thread isn't working. It looks to be formatted properly but doesn't bring me to the right link.
The link looks like this in the editor:
but when I click it it brings me to https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/338098/imgur.com/a/QjrUpqI/ for some reason. I just tried to add another link but just formatted as :
It brings me to the same wrong link with the lfgss bit added in front.
Also while I think of it, why do links go to the microcosm.app shortener where when you mouse over them you can't see what the true destination is?