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Because of the search results.
by iamaelephant 7y ago
Because of the search results.
- int_19h 7y agoGoogle search results have been deteriorating in the past couple of years. It feels like the algorithm has been deliberately tweaked to produce larger quantities of less relevant results - it will often substitute words for "synonyms" that are much broader in scope, to the point of rendering the query pointless. I can't help but think that the purpose is to then show more "relevant" ads.
- QuinnWilton 7y agoEven so, the deteriorated results I get from Google tend to be better than what I get anywhere else. I have DDG set as my default engine, and frequently need to fallback on Google. I wish I could say DDG was as good or better, but outside of the privacy perspective, that unfortunately hasn't been my experience.
- FalconSensei 7y agoUnfortunately, there's no way DDG could compete with Google without any tracking/history as google has.
- ProZsolt 7y agoOnce I had great Google Fu. I could find really niche topics. Currently, it's completely useless for that. If it's not something that many people want to find, you cant find it.
- int_19h 7y agoYou can still pull it off, but it requires copious quoting to ensure no substitutions or removals from the query.
- wruza 7y agoReevaluating this statement yearly is a good practice for an enlightenment.