Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Part of why internet search sucks is that many gave up trying in the face of Google. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pseudo-monopolies are great at extinguishing imagination like that, and tbh Google search (as I understand its basic setup) was only as good as it was thanks to timing and few really good competitors.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I dunno... if someone came around and made a site that works like Google did originally, I think they'd have a shot at taking over. Google has changed so much over the years, it's barely even recognizable anymore. One of the things that is pretty common with them, too, is taking something a lot of users like as-is, and then completely reworking the UI/UX until nobody wants to use it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

kagi.com - I think they are taking their shot!