So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It’s been some years.

I just can’t believe how poor it’s results are, and how it’s trying to suggest things it think I might also want (and failing miserably).

I just assumed ddg would be the lesser, but I use it for privacy. Turns out I’m wrong.

How long has Google been this bad?

  • gmalette
    2·
    1 month ago

    Id argue it’s also shit for buying things because it will only give you products with paid ads. It’s useless to discover adjacent products or finding different sources.

    • Microw@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 month ago

      And in web search when searching for a product it gives you dozens of “product tests” pages that are actually paid SEO articles. No, that page that shares a name with a newspaper has not actually tested what the best dishwasher in 2024 is.

    • smackjack@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 month ago

      I don’t think Google can be beat when it comes to searching local businesses, but otherwise you might as well go straight to Wikipedia.

      • gmalette
        1·
        1 month ago

        Yeah I’ll concede that, Google is still good for local business and maps.