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minus-square@Routhinator@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoDon’t use Google. DDG works with keyword searches and you get exactly what you expect.
minus-square@MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoI do use DDG as my default. I was using “googling” for the sake of making a witty remark. Even so, the results are usually comparable - the first couple dozen results are mostly AI/SEO slop.
minus-square@Routhinator@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoOh, go to your DDG options and turn the AI slop off.
minus-squareEldritchFemininitylinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoAlso add “-AI” without the quotes to the end of your search. Booleans still work with DDG at least, I don’t know if they do on Google anymore.
Don’t use Google. DDG works with keyword searches and you get exactly what you expect.
I do use DDG as my default. I was using “googling” for the sake of making a witty remark. Even so, the results are usually comparable - the first couple dozen results are mostly AI/SEO slop.
Oh, go to your DDG options and turn the AI slop off.
Also add “-AI” without the quotes to the end of your search. Booleans still work with DDG at least, I don’t know if they do on Google anymore.