To be fair my result in Germany is a very good article that even has a video and a good schema. Before the result I even have google's automatically generated summary of the page that's quite good to understand if the page's actually useful.
I hate Google Search for many reasons, but this example is really ill-conceived.
Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
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Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#32Or just use DuckDuckGo instead of google.
I've been using Kagi for search and it's much better than DuckDuckGo. As much as I like DuckDuckGo, I think I'll stick with Kagi.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#33Google is so unbearable because they are no longer interested in you finding the answer to your query; they're interested in selling your query and its context to the highest bidder. That conflict of interest manifests in what Google has become.
I agree. What the search space needs is a different business model. I have no idea what it could be. I'm quite sure a subscription model would fail. Micropayments have not taken off. How can we fund meaningful search divorced from an ad business?
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Okay, but iris does have two meanings and sometimes you need to be specific in your queries. Your original query would not have been perfect if you were in fact wondering about the flower. "what is an iris anatomy site:*.edu" is enough to bring up this as the first result: https://www.umkelloggeye.org/conditions-treatments/anatomy-e...
but that's not a .edu site though e: ah it looks like it is a .edu that redirects to a .org https://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/anatomy...
Good catch -- the Google result is actually on an .edu domain but it redirects to the link I pasted above.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#35There is no perfect answer for a query.
There can only be contextually meaningful answers.
They can be from highly relevant to far off.
It is very hard to prove a search engine as bad in general.
It may not work for you. But it may still work for a lot more.
Google has indexed the entire Web. This is as large a span as one can take.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#36> Oh, and also, Miller is hiring if you’re interested in joining the team. I want to change my tire! Get off my back, and stop trying to make money off me for one second while I solve this tire crisis. So, you want someone to help you and you are pissed when they don't want to do it for free?
I came to find out how to change a tire, not to get a job in dealership. If the page said "we have 5 different guides on how to change a tire with different level of details, so you can choose the one you preffer. Just pay us 5$ to get download link" without forcing an account, it would be much better.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#37The cookie popup really kills me when trying to do a quick site preview on my iPhone and all I see is the popup.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#38You don't need to use the asterix after site:, site:.edu or even site:edu works the same.
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
but that's not a .edu site though e: ah it looks like it is a .edu that redirects to a .org https://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/anatomy...
Good catch -- the Google result is actually on an .edu domain but it redirects to the link I pasted above.
yep, Google makes it hard to copy the original link too which is annoying
Re: Why Google is so unbearable, and how to fix it
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not really any better in terms of the results it serves up. If it had a filter to only show pages that didn't have cookie popups then maybe I'd look at it again.
The sooner a critical mass of people start use alternatives then the sooner Google will start changing their behaviour.
Don't forget, so will the alternatives :)