Consider the search phrase "Is the Earth flat?" If Google detects more engagement towards "Yes" and flatearther conspiracy websites, should their search engine

Consider the search phrase "Is the Earth flat?" If Google detects more engagement towards "Yes" and flatearther conspiracy websites, should their search engine prioritize results that say the Earth is flat? > If Zero Hedge is being cited more frequently, being chosen from search results more frequently, etc. then people have found it more helpful, and presumably other people would find the same. > The whole premise of democracy (both the form of literal governance and the general philosophy) is that most of the people are correct most of the time. 1. Google's clickthrough metrics are subject to severe sampling bias. 2. The premise of democracy is seeking compromise across diverse opinions. American democracy has explicit protections against tyranny of the masses. If NYT is regarded as an authority by a diverse audience across broad search domains and cited by other similarly broadly authoritative sites, while ZH is cited and viewed by a high-engagement but narrow and isolated audience, then NYT should be ranked above ZH. As it is.