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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It was a completely different world having several different search engines. Felt like you were actually on a discovery path. These days Google funnels you into Amazon products listings.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yeah the one thign ai consistrntly does well is return more targeted search results than a browser.

    WAAAAY back in the day, search engines functioned like a complicated Yellow Pages with indexed results and explorable categories. They encouraged you to find unique websites and seek out new perspectives and ideas. It wasn't sustainable due to the volume of websites people make, but it was fun.

    Search engines have been hot garbage for a while. If AI can at least shake that up, it would at least provide some competition and reason for these companues to try and innovate something.

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