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The problem with google search is they do not want to eliminate spam. They really cannot do that since they need to show great quarterly numbers otherwise stock will plunge.

So here is how I think this will go:

- somebody (MSTF or some startup) will make a good chatGTP/AI search. The search will be good and will address issues you pointed.

- they will not make money but they will disrupt Google Search causing crisis in Google. Google will shrink and become irrelevant.

- eventually that somebody from step 1 will want to make money and AI search will become crap again

- and cycle will start again



>They really cannot do that since they need to show great quarterly numbers otherwise stock will plunge

How does a deteriorating product that people are complaining about lead to "great quarterly numbers"? Google does not benefit, in any sense beyond the immediate short-term, by providing lousy search results to customers.

I think part of the problem is that the average person is unable to distinguish good from crap, and the bar for "quality" content is really low.


> The problem with google search is they do not want to eliminate spam. They really cannot do that since they need to show great quarterly numbers otherwise stock will plunge.

Why would shareholders value high amounts of spam in the search index?




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