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Ever since the people of Earth invented Half-Assed Listicles — shallow dumps of 1-hour googling. Now 'site:news.ycombinator.com' and 'site:reddit.com' are sad
by coolhoody 4y ago
Ever since the people of Earth invented Half-Assed Listicles — shallow dumps of 1-hour googling.
Now 'site:news.ycombinator.com' and 'site:reddit.com' are sad norms — like condoms.
The draft title of this comment was '9 Reasons You Can't Google Expert Feedback', but my cat came and looked at me with immeasurable disappointment.
- colejohnson66 4y agoOr sites that are just SEO/GPT spam made for ad revenue. Say I want to know if a side effect my pet is experiencing is normal for a medicine the vet gave them. I search DuckDuckGo for "cat {medicine} side effects", and half the results are pages where you have headlines like: What is a(n) {issue}? (what you went to the vet for) Should you worry about {issue}? What to do if you see {issue} Is {medicine} safe for your cat? Is {medicine} appropriate for {issue}? ...and more Only after a half dozen or so stupid sections (with ads littered between them) do you get to the actual list: "What are the side effects of {medicine}?" Why don't search engines have a way to report spam sites?
- oscardaum 4y agoThat's the worst. Case in Point https://quick-adviser.com/how-do-i-use-google-calendar-in-django/ https://quick-adviser.com/how-do-i-use-google-calendar-in-dj...
- thesunkid 4y agoI found You search, especially quick fact app, is an amazing thing for that usecase. No ads, rich content (web results, facts, videos, etc.) and super compact. https://you.com/search?q=cat%20NSAIDs%20side%20effect&fromSearchBar=true https://you.com/search?q=cat%20NSAIDs%20side%20effect&fromSe... https://you.com/search?q=steroids%20side%20effects%20on%20cats&fromSearchBar=true https://you.com/search?q=steroids%20side%20effects%20on%20ca...