Post #2658709
2026-03-24 09:28 UTC
@mariafarrell@mastodon.social I don't understand why people use Google. It never gets you what you are looking for.
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@maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-24 12:58
@3rdi@mastodon.social @mariafarrell@mastodon.social Google spends a large amount of money every year to keep you from thinking about switching. Browsers stick the function in the back of the settings so you don't think about it. But don't assume it's just a Google problem. I mean would MS do this if they could? Sure. And the linked article mainly talks about the context of commercial websites, websites trying to sell you shit, which is what drives Google's ad money, so that seems fair. If Google just ruined the part of the web that's there to sell you shit, maybe we could live with that. But of course, eventually it will intrude everywhere.