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Is it just me, or are search engines getting worse? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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My main focus isn't on quality of results.

The real problem is, whenever I type a query that's even the slightest bit out of the ordinary, I get no results. Google, Duckduckgo, Startpage, Searx, all of them.

It strains credibility that these advanced pieces of technology could not find anything among billions of websites, when in the past, less-advanced versions of these engines could find results for similar queries among smaller numbers of websites.

To reiterate: My problem is not with SEO, or spam, or AI-generated websites, or irrelevant results. My problem is getting no results much more frequently than in the past.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The faster you find what you're looking for, the earlier you leave the site which is a problem for corporations that pursue profit over their mission (which is most big public and private equity owned ones now).

It's a problem not just for search engines but social media, dating apps, grocery stores and other things.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

It fascinates me that a model of non-profit app ownership hasn't come along to create utilitarian apps that actually achieve their goals. Like an open-source dating app or friendship finding app, maybe with mental health pros on the board.

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