It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Noooooo don't Just Google it try, Use a Search Engine or just WebSearch it

Dont't make Google an integral part of internet culture

[–] brian@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

on one hand I agree. on the other, google has historically been afraid of the verb to google becoming generic, so of course I'd like to see that happen.

I think the middle ground is say google it, but make it clear you mean google it on an alternative search engine

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Yep, just like Kleenex, or Xerox, (a faded term for mimeograph/photocopy), Google has become a generic verb/term for search in virtually every language now. To google something is synonymous with search. It no longer implies a specific search engine. (I use Ghostery private search myself). Google has lost the war on their name and "It's a Good Thing^tm^"

But there does seem to be a greater amount of "search entitlement" these days for even the easiest of problems. People as a very general rule don't seem to want to be bothered by the need to learn things on their own. They expect others to provide them all the answers in an effortless format.

I've even provided detailed answers to people on some 'life threat level' activities that were rejected because I didn't simply reaffirm their ignorant and misguided thoughts in looking for shortcut answers.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I wish I had the power to make google a not integral part of the internet just by calling it duckduckgoing.

On that note: If you talk about what you searched for last week, would that be "I duckduckgoed" or "I duckduckwent"?

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Jokes on you, I google it using ddg!