Why "Secret" Tracks Should Just Be A Track

There is no benefit from appending a secret track to an existing one, which is not really all that secret due to the technology we have today. Hello!? Adding 7 minutes of silence doesn't make anybody wait, we can just scroll along. In fact, it only creates the following annoyances:

1. It makes the track longer to rip, which creates a needlessly larger file.
2. Having to skip every time to listen to said secret track, if it is actually interesting, is needlessly cumbersome. Exhibit confidence in your creation, not "coolness."
3. It sets up false expectations for those who see a final track is 17 minutes and think the band was brave enough to put together a brilliant and epic piece of music no radio show will ever play. Bonus! Except not.

So please, music community, just make secret tracks an extra track. If we want it, we should be able to skip to it. If you didn't make it official, it's already clear that you don't think it's all that fitting with your record, which means you already think most people will ignore it. This rant is for the ones that care. Show them you do. The ignorant won't even notice.