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Haven't used google's search engine in years. It was obvious to me back then that google products are designed primarily around googles's incentives, and the user second. SEO seems like it would be something great...if the "optimization" was in fact user-centric but it's not. I don't like being guided by algorithms and I don't really shop around for stuff online. When I search for something, it's usually for some very specific type of information. I mean I'm usually pretty sure about what exactly I'm looking for. Granted, most people probably don't use the web the same way I do so it's not like I expect them to do what they do differently. I just don't use google, and whenever I do tell someone to "google it", I'm being sarcastic and probably not in the mood to answer questions that can be answered with a few minutes at a keyboard.

Furthermore, when someone links me to an amp.whatever page, I might be in an even worse mood if I have to talk with them about it afterwards. imo, Google and facebook algorithms are half of what's causing most of the conflict and hate on the internet these days. The machines have literally taken over, and they've started with our minds. YouTube suggestions have devolved into nothing more than a rabbit hole that gets scarier the further you follow. Either they are completely out of touch with what people want or the mentality of society/humanity is way more fucked off than I'd ever imagined it could be. Until they provide actually useful and configurable settings for people who can think for themselves, I will not return to using these products.

Besides, how fair would it be for me to freeload off an ad company's services when my hosts file hasn't allowed an ad to load in my browser as long as I can remember?