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0 pointssomehnguy5y ago0 comments

>Most sites which have these "list of 10 XYZ" are just similar money making scams yet they rank so highly on Google.

I was just talking to my SO about this the other day when we were trying to find an air purifier for allergies. I'm the kind of person that likes to compare products a ton before dropping more than about ~$100 on anything. The way the internet has become in the last 10-15 years has made this increasingly more difficult. You really have to dig to find in-depth unbiased content on anything someone stands to make money from. For every 1 good review there are 100 'top 10 best ranked' blogspam sites..

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visarga5y ago

If you think about it, these are the "money searches". It's crazy they didn't try harder to solve people's needs instead of regurgitating that careless spam.

bassdropvroom5y ago

Heh, I struggle figure out what is a real review and what is a paid for ad. It's sad to the point where I've pretty much given up because of the sheer amount of time it would take to do the research. Instead I opt to go for Amazon's competitors (e.g. Currys and Argos for us in the UK) and pick something there. They're a little more vetted, and less likely to be knock off or something.

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