> Whether the underlying link is stored in a decentralized manner is completely meaningless, because all the links will still be broken once the host is gone.

> Whether the underlying link is stored in a decentralized manner is completely meaningless, because all the links will still be broken once the host is gone. Precisely - I think there is a lot more value in _replicable_ services and not decentralized once. That is - a link shortener that lets anyone make a copy of it without reading all the links but in a way that replicates all the links. That would allow for anyone to "compete" with the original service.