Add option to always preserve original link text as display text (alias) when the target note is renamed (don't change original text when updating links)

Feature requests
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Steps to reproduce

As described at Basic note taking: - Obsidian Help

  1. Create a link in a file, preferably inside a sentence. Example:

This means you can [[write naturally]] about [[whatever comes to mind]] and then go back and create the new notes at your leisure.

  1. Follow that link.
  2. Change the name of the file, confirming the change if needed. For example, change the name of the file “write naturally” to “Natural Writing.”

Expected result

I expect the text in the original file to remain the same, but updated to point to the new file using piping, as in:

This means you can [[Natural Writing|write naturally]] about [[whatever comes to mind]] and then go back and create the new notes at your leisure.

Actual result

Instead, what happens is that my original writing has changed, meaning I’ve lost data:

This means you can [[Natural Writing]] about [[whatever comes to mind]] and then go back and create the new notes at your leisure.

Additional information

While I can see some use for the ability to change the original text, surely, with the free-floating writing and linking Obsidian encourages, not changing my writing should be the default.

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