[Dalewyn]

>Google has been slowly changing that trade by displaying more and more of our sites on google.com rather than sending people our way.

To an extent, I actually like the trend as Joe Average User.

Most websites are just plain filthy and even dangerous today. I know I am not opening any link to a website I don't already know and trust unless it's in a Private window (fuck their cookies) with JavaShit more than likely blocked. If it's really shady I'll fire up an entire disposable VM for it first.

Google, Bing, et al. just putting the content right then and there saves me time and hassle from dealing with the ancillary garbage myself.

It's honestly a tragedy of the commons. Big Tech wants more traffic and to keep it, websites want more traffic and just throw whatever literal shit they can muster (aka SEO).