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Properly Powering 5mm LED on GPIO Pin

I’ve read quite a bit about needing a resistor when powering a 5 mm LED from an esp32 GPIO pin, still, other experts say that if a LED is powered right, it will not need a resistor at all will not burn out.

1. Is it as easy as purchasing a LED that’s powered properly for an esp32 GPIO pin so that it will not probably burn out in a reasonable amount of time( years)?
2. Still, what’s the current on each GPIO pin? ( I know that the voltage on each GPIO pin is 3, If so.3 V)
3. Rather than adding a resistor, I can add a second LED parallel to add resistance and meet the power requirements, right?

Thanks!

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