Regarding Link Behaviour in Steemit or the target="_blank" omission

Once again I will divert from my usual photographic subjects. Instead, I will focus my attention on things that could have been done better in Steemit. This time I want to express my disagreement on how links work in Steemit.

I may not be a web designer but since I have created a few websites and blogs, I had to learn some things regarding web design. One of the things that everyone puts an emphasis in, is that you should never send visitors away from your site. The way to do that is by opening links in new windows by using the target="_blank" parameter in the HTML code.

So, one of the things that I find annoying in Steemit, is the fact that links are added automatically without having the ability to add parameters on how these links behave. When I put a link in one of my posts, I always have the "fear" that someone will click on that link and will not get back to my post. If the link opened in a new window or tab though, my post would remain open in the browser. That visitor would then get back to my article, even by accident!

Steemit is a a platform which is open to everyone. I understand that not everyone cares about how things work or want to mess with many parameters when trying to write an article. So, I consider an omission by the developers of the platform that they didn't implement a function in which a link would open in new window right from the beginning. Even now, I don't think that it would be difficult to make it functional. I am not a developer but how hard can it be?