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The third section of the linked content argues for the possibility that, instead of search getting worse, the internet has gotten worse faster than search is ge
by OgsyedIE 2y ago
The third section of the linked content argues for the possibility that, instead of search getting worse, the internet has gotten worse faster than search is getting better. I haven't seen that take elsewhere and it seems unlikely but still useful to consider.
Have any of you seen this interpretation elsewhere? Does this theory have a name?
- christophilus 2y agoThat’s the only theory I’ve heard on it. What’s your theory?
- ohmyiv 2y agoI think it depends on what ways "worse" means. For me, when I'm in my HN bubble, I get to see a lot of websites that are plain, easy to navigate and read. It's a great experience. Outside of my bubble is where it's "worse". I'm inundated with newsletter signups, way too many ads, and a whole lot of fluff SEO and AI based writing, autoplaying videos that follow as I scroll down a page even if it's not playing. Not to mention the frequent paywalls/account necessary sites that seem to be everywhere. There's a consignment e-shop I found one day that required an account to see product info and prices. Thankfully, there are extensions to block a lot of that stuff, but I dont think it should have to be that way. I don't know about a name for this phenomena, but it is a growing concern, at least for me. As for the rest of the google search stuff, I started paying for search and it's been the best experience so far.
- runeofdoom 2y agoExcept... I find I get more useful results from bing, ddg, kagi than I do from Google. (Not great results, but reliably less contaminated with pure junk.) Obviously, my personal search habits aren't going to match those of everyone else, but a year ago this was not the case.