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I see the author's point. However it focuses almost entirely on the idea of documents/information retrieval. The web would not be at today's scale if it focus
by minaguib 5y ago
I see the author's point.
However it focuses almost entirely on the idea of documents/information retrieval.
The web would not be at today's scale if it focused on written-word documentation. For better or worse, most individuals are spending their time online for entertainment.
- poetically 5y agoWhich is probably why most of the web now consists of SEO optimized entertainment that some people take way too seriously, e.g. conspiracy theories.
- rchaud 5y agoOne of the worst ones is "[famous person's] net worth". People take the Google-provided snippet (sourced from some garbage website) at face value.
- poetically 5y agoI agree. This will continue to get worse, the general quality of search engine results is deteriorating.