Google's bias is now noticeable to the normies. (Dr. Juric is at the University of Washington, for reference.) Best quote of the tweet:
for anyone with a shred of awareness of human history it should be clear how unbelievably irresponsible it is to build a system that aims to become an authoritative compendium of human knowledge (remember Google's mission statement?), but which actually prioritizes ideology over facts. History is littered with many who have tried this sort of moral flexibility "for the greater good"; rather than helping, they typically resulted in decades of setbacks (and tens of millions of victims).
It looks like the good Doctor may have had a bit too much to think...
One thing that normies just don't get is that it's not the one roach you find on the counter that's the problem, it's the thousands that are in the walls. By the time you see a problem like this, it's already too late.
I think google is going to continue hollowing out from the inside and when it finally collapses it'll somehow still be a surprise to everyone. Right now they are in the process of fucking up both analytics and adsense. Google Analytics 4 somehow requires extra setup from the user with some migration BS - it doesn't just update itself. So what's going to happen is they're going to lose a huge number of installs. Similarly, adsense requires you to integrate a "consent management platform" which probably pops up more shit for EU users and ultimately drives people away from your site or towards adblockers. Smaller sites (which are not small in aggregate due to the long tail) probably wont bother updating. Combine this with fake clicks and bot content problems, their ad business is being eaten at both ends.
The poor state of state google search has reached the general consciousness. The market is ripe for a disruptor to come in and completely take over something like image search for example. Finding free to use images, finding original sources, finding high quality versions - these tasks are impossible for normies on google. A new site could launch tomorrow and knock half a trillion off google market cap.
One of the more amusing lessons from my college classes was the day when a business prof told the class that every company had an expiration date, and even Google and Wal-Mart would eventually die. Que normies in class protesting. "So, when's the last time any of you guys bought anything from the Sears and Roebuck catalog?"
It's crazy to think about how Sears couldn't make the transition from catalog ordering to online ordering. Blockbuster couldn't figure out how to mail DVDs to people. Xerox. Kodak. Over and over.
Not while making a profit at least. We used their DVD mail service for quite a while, including for game rentals. I guess it just didn't stand out against the competition. They should have bought Redbox. I still see those around all the time.
How many of the normies in class said something to the effect of, "Number only goes up"?