I guess the point is that there is a certain amount of comfort to be had if the url is http://www.domainname.com/ http://www.domainname.com/ because at least th

I guess the point is that there is a certain amount of comfort to be had if the url is http://www.domainname.com/ http://www.domainname.com/ because at least then you know that any redirects are intended for the entire world: no one is shuffling you though ad trackers making you feel like a pawn.