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> It's clear Google Search algorithm is favoring other websites.

In what universe? I feel this is one of the strongest examples of selection bias at work that I've ever seen, to be honest.

Stackoverflow comes up for every single thing I search, lol.

However I agree new answers of quality are rarer. The site users are more concerned with identifying duplicates or even any overlap and closing things rather than providing useful information sometimes.