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An interesting story about a meteorite, but what struck me was a sign of the deification of Google ... a reader comment after the article reads: "Wonderful des

An interesting story about a meteorite, but what struck me was a sign of the deification of Google ... a reader comment after the article reads: "Wonderful description and High Quality Pictures. >>> Thanks Google<<< " -- emphasis is mine. The source material, writing, comments system tied to the article all have nothing to do with Google, yet the reader is attributing their joy in the article to Google. I've seen Google deified in jest, but I don't think the reader here is anything but serious. Praise Google, Glory Be to Google, Google is Good, Google is Author of All That Brings Us Joy. Google's Yoke is Easy and Their Burden is Light ... Google only asks for your email and search/location/browsing history. We Are Google's Image. Come to Google Just As You Are. (Full Disclosure: I am happy to make the trade with Google ... for some reason I trust Google and Amazon, don't think Apple has a clue outside their hardware & associated software, and hate Facebook / Twitter.)

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seandougall 8y ago
Among its many other offerings, Google does still sport a quite serviceable search engine. Perhaps the commenter simply meant to convey that that was how they found the article?
jacobush 8y ago
It struck me too.
Chris_Chambers 8y ago
You sabotaged your own position with that last parenthetical paragraph. I imagine it was why you were downvoted, as it makes people who agree with you and people who disagree with you equally upset with your overall comment. Of course, adding an incredibly simple feature like a required 80 character explanation that gets attached to one’s downvote which can then optionally be viewed so the downvoted individual at least has an idea of why they were downvoted is too much to ask for from the unimaginative folks who run this site. I hope you enjoyed cramping your eye muscles while trying to read my barely visible gray comment.

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seandougall 8y ago

Among its many other offerings, Google does still sport a quite serviceable search engine. Perhaps the commenter simply meant to convey that that was how they found the article?

jacobush 8y ago

It struck me too.

Chris_Chambers 8y ago

You sabotaged your own position with that last parenthetical paragraph. I imagine it was why you were downvoted, as it makes people who agree with you and people who disagree with you equally upset with your overall comment. Of course, adding an incredibly simple feature like a required 80 character explanation that gets attached to one’s downvote which can then optionally be viewed so the downvoted individual at least has an idea of why they were downvoted is too much to ask for from the unimaginative folks who run this site. I hope you enjoyed cramping your eye muscles while trying to read my barely visible gray comment.