Totally true. It seems to me that for most of the legitimate temporary uses (e.g., shortening a google maps URL), that's not a huge issue.
Agreed that there's still, e.g., the problem of people hiding affiliate links behind shorteners and the like.
Note also that you can always append = to the URL to get its status page, which tells you where the link goes. (I realize this is a less than satisfying solution to the general problem.)
Agreed that there's still, e.g., the problem of people hiding affiliate links behind shorteners and the like.
Note also that you can always append = to the URL to get its status page, which tells you where the link goes. (I realize this is a less than satisfying solution to the general problem.)