Sure, Google it. The algorithm has no biases, right? Search engines are optimized to serve you with no ulterior motives, right?

As the techbros continue to seize what's left of the online commons, as the "Metaverse" looms like a great marketing tumor on the horizon, I see less appeal in "Googling it" than ever before.

Yeah I use DuckDuckGo for what it's worth, but how long until that's like shopping at Whole Foods to feel like an environmental activist?

Sometimes it's nice to ask a question among strangers and get a stranger's answer. It feels better than obeying the universal answer and feeding the Lovecraftian data collection machine one extra time as one more data point.