Let's just say that my use of the Wayback Machine is up by 1000% since the blackout started

Big suprise! I'm this close to Uninstaller reddit.

Who still uses Google in 2023

Users weren't happy with the search results before the blackout either, and "quite" has no part in it. Google traded quality results for revenue over a decade ago... right about the time they changed their Don't Be Evil motto.

Google today reminds me of what AltaVista became before Google. ChatGPT is amazing but now it and other LLMs are being used to generate crap content. I fear that the incestuous nature of AI training on AI may lead to “inbreeding” and all the problems that brings with it.

I'm "not quite happy" with the current state of Google, either. What are you going to do about that? You used to be a good search engine... what the hell happened?

Startpage still seem to give me good search results despite using Google index itself. I guess a lack filter bubble have its own benefits.

Say the execs of the company who has ruined the internet with seo crap.

Google has not been shy about grabbing content from other sites and showing it directly on their search page.

I imagine part of their frustration is that the technical issue of caching and showing relevant reddit/stackexchange/y!answers in their search results is a solved problem, but they're being held back by pesky legal and business constraints, and therefore are forced to remain vulnerable to external events.