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Is Google Maps getting worse? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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My dad uses Google Maps, and he mentioned that it seems to be getting worse. Like, giving him directions that are obviously worse than alternatives. Has anyone else here experienced this?

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

They switched from giving you the fastest route by default to giving you the one that uses the least gas.
They also now offer alternative routes that take you past businesses which paid money to Google.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    That's in your trip options "prefer fuel efficient route". You can turn it off.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I know. But I won't.
    Hypermiling is as fun to me as driving fast is for others.
    It's like a mini-game I get to play every time I'm forced to drive a car.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Elites loves to treat working class time as a zero-value resource. It’s just assumed that everyone is willing to give up hours a week if it means using fewer plastic bags, or less gas, or taking a bus instead of a car, or charging their car during off peak hours, or whatever.

    Time is treated as negligible in value.

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