Google's key problem is that it seems to prioritize "freshness" above all else. Experts on a given topic have no need to continuously spam their sites full of

Google's key problem is that it seems to prioritize "freshness" above all else. Experts on a given topic have no need to continuously spam their sites full of minutely modified "best of x in April 2022" listicles. They were authoritative when they published their views ten years ago, and they're still authoritative today. Google doesn't care. Ten year old information isn't relevant or useful.