Eh, maybe someone spinning up a brand new environment using it in 2026 should have known better. But you don't have to go that far back to reach a point where the current list of gTLDs would make .lan feel safe.

>But you don't have to go that far back to reach a point where the current list of gTLDs would make .lan feel safe.

throughout most of my career, there was no unreserved domain that felt safe. but especially after .dev.