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I can already select a word or phrase in my browser, right-click and choose "Search the web (or Google etc.) for this". So I think we already have this feature

I can already select a word or phrase in my browser, right-click and choose "Search the web (or Google etc.) for this". So I think we already have this feature. Now we just need better search-engines. Maybe AI supported ones? Wait we already have those too. Making every word look like a hyperlink is a bad idea because often the user will want to search for a whole phrase, not just an individual word.

dredmorbius 3y ago
There's a powerful distinction between: - Text linking to a general Web search. - Text linking to the author's or publisher's choice of specific reference. - Text linking to the reader's choice of specified reference. There are pros and cons to each of these options, mind, but I'd specifically draw a distinction between a search engine's algorithmic approach and an author's or reader's volitional choices.