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What is Google's job? Is it only to leech off the public internet?
by _aaed 2y ago
What is Google's job? Is it only to leech off the public internet?
- rat9988 2y agoWell, you can put it like that, or you can answer in good faith.
- pacifika 2y agoBroker ads intelligence
- withzombies 2y agoThe cache link predates Google's ads business
- karlgkk 2y agoUse the internet for a week without any search engine.
- tux3 2y agoGoogle is not, in fact, the only search engine. For most users the internet has 5, maybe 10 web sites. I can use Wikipedia search or LLMs when I have questions.
- onetokeoverthe 2y ago[dead]
- fuzzy_biscuit 2y agoI see your point with Wikipedia, but the writing is on the wall for LLMs: since they are replacing search engines for some users, it's only a matter of time before that experience gets polluted with "data-driven" ad clutter too.
- karlgkk 2y agoEvery search engine and also LLMs engage in the same problematic behavior. Maybe just use Wikipedia search only then!
- meiraleal 2y agoCompared to the experience of using google without ad Block?
- amy-petrik-214 2y agoAs a private sector company their job is maximizing revenue forever. There old slogan was "don't be evil" they have a new slogan, which is "vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears"