The basic use-case I see for this is for sharing non-sensitive data when you don't want to remember an URL (even if it is a small URL, it is sometimes impossibl

The basic use-case I see for this is for sharing non-sensitive data when you don't want to remember an URL (even if it is a small URL, it is sometimes impossible to remember /hY6t7m), when you can't send an URL in written form to the receiver of the file (spelling URLs is a mess), or when you want to share a file with your grandparents or any non-tech-savvy person who doesn't know what an URL is.