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> It is not transparent what kind of curations take place to return the results. This is true for all search engines because it's literally impossible to retur
by colinmhayes 5y ago
> It is not transparent what kind of curations take place to return the results.
This is true for all search engines because it's literally impossible to return even half decent results if everyone knows your algorithm. It'll just be pages and pages of SEO nonsense. If you believed for even a second that search engines can exist without curating you haven't been thinking very hard. Not curating would only ensure that you see nothing but propaganda.
- spoils19 5y ago> you haven't been thinking very hard Please ensure you're following the HN Guidelines[1] when leaving replies :^) [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- ipaddr 5y agoCould it work? A search engine based on popularity is the basis of google 2004. What no one has done is a search engine where you can select who's version of what's popular to use. What do people in my area.. My age group.. My shared interest visit when they search 'eye blush'