I couldn't agree more. More and more lately I've felt like the Altavista days. I know the information I'm looking for is out there, it's just not in the Google

I couldn't agree more. More and more lately I've felt like the Altavista days. I know the information I'm looking for is out there, it's just not in the Google results page, which is plastered with unreadable stuff (paywalls, content farms), crap "content cards" in the results page, and sneakier and sneakier ads. I'm not sure what the beginning of the end was for Google Search, but I think the day where they changed the ad background to white is a good candidate. Google Search used to be like Chrome or Gmail - we know its wrong in the long term, but it's hard to stop using it because it just works so well. But these days, not anymore. Search is a lot less sticky, and it is their golden goose they are messing with here.