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Re:Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google S... by jader201 on Monday August 18, 2025 @12:05AM (#44937306)
The web is also far worse than it used to be.

Content was so much better 15-20 years ago, when Google’s tooling was also better.

99% of content creators create content for a single reason: to monetize it. Usually through ads.

The end result is that most content, even if decent, is ruined by ads.

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Re:Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google S... by tombert on Monday August 18, 2025 @12:18AM (#44937366)
Twenty years ago, there was more than a dozen websites that people went to.

At this point, what percentage of searches are just end up with the user clicking on Amazon, Reddit, or Wikipedia? So much of the other content is low-effort slop, even before AI.

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Re:Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google S... by danielscrubs on Monday August 18, 2025 @01:28AM (#44937690)
I miss the days of personal blogs made by professionals. They didn’t really want to impress the general public but instead their peers. Such a great time. No long prologues, no dumbing down, no politics, just pure facts and opinions about their own field.
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