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Googles search functionality seems to be getting worse and worse. A lot of the time now, when I try DuckDuckGo it surfaces what I’m looking for in instances whe

Googles search functionality seems to be getting worse and worse. A lot of the time now, when I try DuckDuckGo it surfaces what I’m looking for in instances where Google just gives me a lot of irrelevant links. Is it just my imagination (or sample bias) or are other people experiencing the same thing?

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
> Is it just my imagination (or sample bias) or are other people experiencing the same thing? I mean, since you asked, I'm still experiencing the opposite when I try DDG every few months or so. Maybe that's my bias, but I do wish it was better.
ashleyn 6y ago
It's not just your imagination. I tried to look up "how valve index controllers work" and was steered into shopping links and reviews. Not one technical detail about how the Index reads finger gestures. I can't help but suspect Google's algorithm was quite deliberately optimised to steer one into consumerist gestures where it once would steer you into intellectual topics.
8bitsrule 6y ago
Bing search answers the same questions. (Copied the first line of first result with text.) I think Bing's winning the reality contest. >>what year did tom hanks land on the moon >I n the movie Apollo 13 (1995), Tom Hanks (and some others) was wearing the Omega Speedmaster. >>what rocket launched the statue of liberty into the ocean > Once fully assembled, NASA said the SLS rocket will stand taller than the Statue of Liberty >>which apollo 13 astronaut exploded >Two days into the Apollo 13 mission in April 1970, an oxygen tank exploded. >>when did canada become part of the united states >America invades Canada, 1775. The invitation was officially made on March 1, 1781, >>when did the simpsons first learn to control fire >It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons. Mr. Burns plans to cut Christmas bonuses,

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Googles search functionality seems to be getting worse and worse. A lot of the time now, when I try DuckDuckGo it surfaces what I’m looking for in instances whe

by infoseek12 6y ago

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
> Is it just my imagination (or sample bias) or are other people experiencing the same thing? I mean, since you asked, I'm still experiencing the opposite when I try DDG every few months or so. Maybe that's my bias, but I do wish it was better.
ashleyn 6y ago
It's not just your imagination. I tried to look up "how valve index controllers work" and was steered into shopping links and reviews. Not one technical detail about how the Index reads finger gestures. I can't help but suspect Google's algorithm was quite deliberately optimised to steer one into consumerist gestures where it once would steer you into intellectual topics.
8bitsrule 6y ago
Bing search answers the same questions. (Copied the first line of first result with text.) I think Bing's winning the reality contest. >>what year did tom hanks land on the moon >I n the movie Apollo 13 (1995), Tom Hanks (and some others) was wearing the Omega Speedmaster. >>what rocket launched the statue of liberty into the ocean > Once fully assembled, NASA said the SLS rocket will stand taller than the Statue of Liberty >>which apollo 13 astronaut exploded >Two days into the Apollo 13 mission in April 1970, an oxygen tank exploded. >>when did canada become part of the united states >America invades Canada, 1775. The invitation was officially made on March 1, 1781, >>when did the simpsons first learn to control fire >It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons. Mr. Burns plans to cut Christmas bonuses,