I don't think this is true, although the quoted terms may not be readily visible. Google talked about it as late as last year: https://blog.google/products/search/how-were-improving-searc...

Citation needed? Because it does for me.

I have noticed that too. Google has become so useless. And with all the little knowledge stuck behind reddit dark patterns, discord locked and utterly unsearchable world. And the modern forum stuff a mess of slow JavaScript that loads on demand. It's like finding knowledge is a fine sand fallings between the fingers. YouTube has some bit of interesting content, but it's 10min for 30s of info plastered with sponsored content. And finding something is harder and harder. ChatGPT and the like won't resist long becoming the same.

My only hope is that it will eventually bring back the notion of trust. Naybe finding a programming job will be harder outside of your network of friends. But won't require silly interviews anymore. Maybe we will get back to lifelong tenure at work?

Anyways I am just rambling here. What do I know anyways.