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To be fair URLs look gibberish for most of the world because pretty much no browsers do IRIs and a lot of services are actively hostile to IRIs and IDNs, it is
by Avamander 7y ago
To be fair URLs look gibberish for most of the world because pretty much no browsers do IRIs and a lot of services are actively hostile to IRIs and IDNs, it is a step up in usability for most of the world to see "just words you type" instead of most URLs.
- notahacker 7y agoIt's a step up in usability for everyone, including native English speakers who know what https means but can't remember the precise url, but a step down in security from type magic incantation correctly