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Wow, I feel fucking old as hell. I remember when this was true and it's what differentiated Google from the others.
Other search engines it was like page three, but Google had the right link, first choice, a lot of the time. Maybe you'd get down to the fourth or fifth link.
They took over the market, then adopted every bad practice that set them apart (SEO notwithstanding).
The "I'm feeling lucky button" was born from those days. I remember the old times, when it worked.
I also remember when you could tell people "It's the third link down." Because everyone would get the same results. Type this phrase into Google, these are the results you get.