I'd say you're half right. Things are harder now and the success of Google has contributed to this. However, I think Google has severely degenerated from just

I'd say you're half right. Things are harder now and the success of Google has contributed to this. However, I think Google has severely degenerated from just two years ago, when most of the problems were fully in effect. Google is a bit of a product of the situation of scams being the easiest way anyone makes online.