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When I see misplaced advertising like this, I just remember that it's not Google's fault; they didn't consciously make the decision that dinosaurs are childish/recreational fantasies that should be associated with gaming. It's the fault of dinosaur's representation today across the entire internet. Google's bots picked up that correlation mechanically, so while it's unfortunate that they propagate stereotypes like this further, it's not the root cause.



If Google perpetuates a lowest common denominator stereotype, it's their fault whether they use automation to achieve it or not.


If Google's algorithm goals where not monetary bassed maybe they would have a different outcome.




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