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0 pointsiLoveOncall9mo ago0 comments

Just searching with extremely poor keywords is the most common problem I've noticed. It's a search engine, not an interpretation engine.

Also simply bad faith.

Check my response to this article and the thread of comments that ensued for a pretty recent example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43829655

I have never ever had a problem with search. If I can't find something on Google it means it simply doesn't exist.

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Do you use an ad-blocker on desktop and mobile?

With my ad-blocker enabled, I was able to replicate your results for the "expedited passport renewal" search. (state.gov right under the AI Overview)

Then I disabled my ad-blocker, and the sponsored results and AI Overview pushed the first actual result (still state.gov) below the fold.

Not on mobile which is what I used that day.

Actually for me the AI overview does show up but BELOW the official government's website (and there's no ad at all).

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