BlueSky Post.

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If you tell someone to “Google it” at this point you’re telling them to look up five ads and some AI-generated bs instead of the actual thing they want to know.

old guy takes long hit on the bong

“Back in my day, search engines used to find things besides the wreckage of late-stage capitalism.”

  • HobbitFoot
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    10 months ago

    I’m not defending Google itself, just noting that the declining quality of its search is based less on a malicious decision on Google’s part and more a result of SEO.

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      10 months ago

      I mean, the 5+ ads that Google serves at the top before real results are not the result of SEO. It’s a problem sure, but don’t take the credit away from Google. They worked hard to make sure you see those ads.