Markdown - plain URLs in text should be turned into external links

[PeteDaGuru]

Capturing this thought here:
Thinking that plain URLs in markdown text should be handled like external links by default, to avoid replacing the current wiki lineup with the given URL. "Open in new tab" behavior for plain URLs rather than "replace current page with URL"

Example markdown:

my use of raw HTML link text in Markdown blocks results in clicking replacing current window instead of having them open in a
new tab by default like properly-formatted links like this one [https://example.com https://example.com]
Here is it in plain markdown text:  https://example.com
Perhaps markdown plugin should handle raw HTML links like explicitly-defined links in brackets?

Issue may be if someone depends on the normal page-replacement behavior (for some scripting purposes perhaps).