I know it’s been getting worse over time, but I could still find what I needed after some digging.

Recently it’s been like 10 minutes of adjusting search terms, still getting completely useless or irrelevant results, and me just giving up afterwards. Other search engines seem just as bad.

  • Subverb@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Google makes money on ads. They make $300-$400 annually per user by displaying ads.

    They are motivated to tarpit you in order to show you more ads.

    Giving you your results quickly and efficiently costs them revenue.

    Use kagi, or another search engine.

    • Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 hours ago

      Is it sorta built similar to google? I keep switching search engines but Im SOOOOO used to google that its hard for me to adjust. I need something that kinda looks like google, but I can both Customize it more and just isnt google.

      • Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world
        1·
        4 hours ago

        aHHH NAHHH i just tried it. It’s everything I want BUT THEY MAKE ME PAY TO SEARCH??! fuck no- I’m not about to fork over cash for a Subscriptions to USE THE INTERNET. Sounds really really nice but I’d much rather not. They aught to have it so you can pay for extra perks but paying JUST to search??? I’m good-

    • smackjack@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 day ago

      I remember Google saying like 2 decades ago that it was actually their goal to get you off of their website as quickly as possible. If you clicked on a link, and then clicked back in less than 30 seconds, then Google would consider that search result to be not what you were looking for.