tl;dr: there needs to be a tl;dr on every web page so People don’t have to read content they don’t care about to get an answer to something they googled. Yeah?

tl;dr: there needs to be a tl;dr on every web page so People don’t have to read content they don’t care about to get an answer to something they googled. Yeah? Maybe. I don’t know. I don’t google much. I go straight to BBC or the Guardian for news. I get my tech news from email lists or HN. When I’m curious about random stuff, I’ll end up on Wikipedia. What i use google for is getting to a deep link in a site i know i want to go to: * shortcuts to amazon * shortcuts to stackoverflow * probably specific porn term When I use google I’m usually looking for a specific answer to something that I’m not sure where to find it. The two most recent example are: - safety rating and electric range of the Volvo T8 - a recipe for chicken tortilla soup And here is where i get to “maybe”. I want an answer to those questions. What do i get? 40 paragraphs of SEO unique content around some experience someone had as a child with their grandma and then a recipe for chicken tortilla soup buried in there somewhere. I’ve started and worked for a few big content sites and i know the SEO game well. Websites that want to show up in google can’t just focus on what their core competency is, they also have to be content site and have writers. It kinda sucks because I just hit the back button when I’m expecting a succinct answer and I’m confronted with a novel (and i think that’s still a big penalty to them) and try to find the quickest answer without reading a life story or opinions on a car.