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I don't understand what the problem is. It's irrelevant if the question is being set-up or not for people wanting to know the difference between a search engin
by bad_user 8y ago
I don't understand what the problem is.
It's irrelevant if the question is being set-up or not for people wanting to know the difference between a search engine marketing itself for privacy, like DuckDuckGo, versus Google.
- Woberto 8y agoI think OP is making a distinction between a question like "what are the differences between DDG and Google" and the more subjective question that was actually posted. With a subjective question, the marketing team can come tout all the positive attributes as reasons why one should switch without giving equal time to discuss what might be lacking.
- justinpombrio 8y agoIn other words, the bottom line was already written. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/34XxbRFe54FycoCDw/the-bottom-line https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/34XxbRFe54FycoCDw/the-bottom...
- augbog 8y agoYeah agreed I've actually seen this a lot on Quora as well. I personally don't think there's anything "wrong" with it because the pros listed will most definitely be valid however as an outside user, I am interested in both the products and they are less likely to tout their own shortcomings.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoThe real answer may very well be different to the marketing answer that a founder or CEO might put out. In fact it usually is. DDG is my default search engine, and I only revert to Google very rarely. I'm happy DDG exists and want them to succeed. Yet I would take quite some issue with point 4 "We listen". They may very well listen more than the others, particularly Google who are renowned for being deaf. I've reported faults with bangs, instant answers or results to DDG with little effect weeks and weeks later. They also shut down their community for creating and fixing bangs and instant answers.