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A comment on Ask HN: Why do search engines ignore the exclusion operator now “-”?.

Re:Ask HN: Why do search engines ignore the exclusion operat... by decasteve on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:54AM (#26055021)
The cynical take:

They'll do what's profitable over what's accurate.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do search engines ignore the exclusion operat... by scrollaway on Sunday February 07, 2021 @10:19AM (#26055579)
This isn't a cynical comment, it's just nonsensical in this context.

It's like replying "it's more profitable this way" to "why are chopsticks popular in asian culture".

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Re:Ask HN: Why do search engines ignore the exclusion operat... by mxmilkb on Sunday February 07, 2021 @09:24PM (#26060136)
I noticed it's like this on Amazon the other day. It meant I couldn't narrow down results to find what I wanted so I could give Amazon money
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