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Can you provide more examples of this?
Search for "list of conservatives removed from twitter" on google vs. DDG. Google returns a list of left leaning sources down playing it, DDG returns a list of right leaning sources condemning it. The results are night and day different.
Also your username gave me a chuckle
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This does run into the same problem that Wikipedia runs into, that it insists on using “credible” or “reputable” sources but does not really bother to define that, and it essentially comes down to that sources are not “credible” for disagreeing with their beliefs. Personally, I have yet to see any “credible” news source and the adage remains that every news article about anything I have even the most minor inside kno…
...you don't see anything good coming from Google search results? ...that it's incentivized to return the results that the most people are looking for? As measured by clicks? If you don't believe the news and you don't find popularity useful either then I honestly can't imagine what you're even looking for then.
Yeah also if you compare results from google vs duckduckgo for controversial search terms like "I don't care about gender identity" Google will return only content that tells you why that opinion is wrong e.g. "why you should care about gender identity" Whereas duckduckgo will return stuff that actually matches your search. Google always errs on the side of left wing political platform. Its actually really egregious…
You're making a huge leap by assuming this is because such a subject isn't politically correct or whatever. There's many more likely explanations: • You have phrased the search in a way that people expressing that view wouldn't be likely to use, yet is similar to how people holding contrary views would express theirs. I think that's the case here. If you search for “gender does not exist” or so, you may get the resul…
2) so I am clearly of a more conservative bent, yet google frequently gives articles which are hostile to conservative views. So if its doing this its doing a terrible job.
3) agreed. And that is, imo, problematic. Or at least really fucking obnoxious and kneecaps the utility of google.
To Google's credit, it's literally the first search results for "how do I remove myself from Google". It is a bit ironic that people looking to remove something for being too easy to find via search are being stymied by a simple search. Still, good to provide some visibility about it. I certainly never knew this was a thing.
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This is a good point, and also a general fact of life I think. Society is not just modeled by laws, but also by influencial groups. If your company gets banned by visa/mastercard for dealing with porn, you’ll steer away for anything porn related. You know banks won’t give you a loan for growing legal weed, if your goal is actually to make money you’ll grow other fancy aromatic plants instead, etc. You still can push…
That's a good, concise description. My particular beef with this happening with respect to insurance is that it "nudges" us to all be risk averse and boring, and artificially prioritize safety over all kinds of other outcomes.
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2 ads and a card linking directly to the Google support article explaining how to remove it here.
I guess I'm just lucky: https://imgur.com/IQPdvej.png The answer is almost below the fold on my 13" macbook pro
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No, that's just for incidental damage and probably legally mandated by your state. If your house burns down to due to DIY wiring, the insurance company won't pay out a dime (if the inspectors discover it). Electricians have liability insurance provided by an organization specializing in policies for practicing tradesmen. If an insurance company fails to disqualify a homeowner's policy and pays out, it will then go af…
What exactly is diy electrical work? Many states let you file a homestead permit to do your own non-trivial electrical work.
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What do you mean electrician's insurance? I do have a so called "DIY insurance" on my home policy - if I damage something while doing a DIY project(drill into a cable or a pipe for instance) my home insurance will cover the repair. Is that not enough?
No, that's just for incidental damage and probably legally mandated by your state. If your house burns down to due to DIY wiring, the insurance company won't pay out a dime (if the inspectors discover it). Electricians have liability insurance provided by an organization specializing in policies for practicing tradesmen. If an insurance company fails to disqualify a homeowner's policy and pays out, it will then go af…
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> My view is that if the only reason you are doing something is because of the insurance implications, then you've surely made the wrong decision. In this situation, I am paying someone else to assume risk for me. That is, I suppose, a type of insurance, in a very broad sense. However, I am not in any way relying on my interests and the other person's to be aligned, except in the sense of performing the work they are…
I see those as separate. Paying someone to take on risk I see a clear argument for. Its specifically the "do it this way because insurance wont cover you otherwise" that I'm reacting too, because I think that had caused a lot of damage to society. Effectively nobody is taking on risk under the model insurance companies push - insurance won't let you do anything risky, and won't pay if you do. That's why I say it's a…
This is the part that is outright fraud. A legitimate insurance policy is literally a cheque; if something happens, you deposit it in the bank and get you money, and it's the insurance company's responsibility to prove that your claim is not covered by the policy written on the cheque. The insurance company does not make a decision about whether to pay.
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Nobody's interests are less aligned with your own than an insurance company's when it comes time to pay out. Investigating a case is expensive, let alone litigating one against someone with their life's assets on the line, so it's in their best interest to prevent the event they're insuring against from occurring. They have the most accurate up to date data on real world outcomes so especially in professional circums…
> Nobody's interests are less aligned with your own than an insurance company's when it comes time to pay out. Yup. They know having an electrician do all the work minimizes the risk of you needing to get payed out, so they want it so. But the insurance doesn't care about your additional cost, since it's your cost, not theirs. They don't go "cost of professional 0". Then again, electrical work can be life threatening…
As a DIYer, I was shocked to find what the previously hired professional electrician left for me: a secondary panel for the whole structure that controls exactly one outlet. The sub panel was apparently not fed from the main panel, but rather from a panel in a different building, so simply switching the main breaker of the breaker panel to off did not turn off that one specific outlet, you know the one I was trying to replace. Why that one outlet (GCFI in the bathroom) required it’s own sub panel was not clear at all but my left hand was numb for a few hours. Thankfully it didn’t go further than that (maybe a few copies of me in the multiverse died but not this one).
