> Remember when google was good and gave you "search results" as best it could instead of suggestions of things it thinks you might want? In those days ...
"in those days" - is that they key to this argument though?
Has Google evolved to what the majority want? Ie. "stuff" rather than "information"
Are we, on HN, in an echo chamber? Curious people, on the fringes, still wanting information whilst our "normal" peers are just interested in breaking their previous weekly Amazon delivery record?
Maybe Google are serving their customer base. We're just not it anymore.
"in those days" - is that they key to this argument though?
Has Google evolved to what the majority want? Ie. "stuff" rather than "information"
Are we, on HN, in an echo chamber? Curious people, on the fringes, still wanting information whilst our "normal" peers are just interested in breaking their previous weekly Amazon delivery record?
Maybe Google are serving their customer base. We're just not it anymore.