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0 pointslemonwaterlime1y ago0 comments

The seminal research paper that Google founders wrote is that ad-driven search always (an axiom) leads to focusing on the advertisers to the eventual detriment of the users of the search. That prophecy came true and new offerings such as Kagi charge users as an attempt to get to another outcome.

So if you go ad-driven, yes it will be nice and minimal ads at first. And the search will be amazing. But then one day, it won't. And that's an axiom.

Maybe that's the only way. People can get their value in the now from the search engine for 15 years or so. And then another graycat can make the thing to break the market at that point.

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graycat1y ago· 1 in thread

Thanks for the axiom!

This is the first I've heard of the axiom, and just on the face and from experience on the Internet, etc., the axiom is plausable.

Maybe the axiom applies to Google. E.g., Google is a public company and is supposed to do well for shareholder value, and that may give some chance for the axiom.

For my work: I

(1) believe the work does well on a need so far being poorly met or not met at all,

(2) like Google and use it a lot, but it doesn't meet the need,

(3) am not in competition with Google,

(4) don't think the axiom applies significantly to the work.

lemonwaterlimeOP1y ago

Glad to have made you aware. Best of luck! Will be waiting for the release.

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