This criticism seems like a non sequitur. The author is not claiming to be free of Google genetically, he's trying to free himself from actively using Google services. So what if he had to use Google in the past to build up his knowledge about how to use the internet effectively? He doesn't have to continue to use it.
And re:
> In this way I kind of think the article is essentially saying "It is easy to live without parents once you're already an adult." Trivially true, but greatly mis-understanding of the importance that his search-parents had on him.
I wish it were more true that Google was something you grew out of in this fashion. People instead seem to become more and more reliant on it over time.
And re:
> In this way I kind of think the article is essentially saying "It is easy to live without parents once you're already an adult." Trivially true, but greatly mis-understanding of the importance that his search-parents had on him.
I wish it were more true that Google was something you grew out of in this fashion. People instead seem to become more and more reliant on it over time.