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Why using a URL constructor with a file path to an esm file throws an error?

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Why using a URL constructor with a file path to an esm file throws an error? 

pdfjs.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = new URL(
  "pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.worker.min.mjs",
  import.meta.url
).toString();

I get how to fix this error. Updating my nextjs config by setting esmExternals to loose fixes it. I am just curious why nextjs doesn't allow me to construct a url with an esm file path. Is nextjs misunderstanding this to be an import?

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