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Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ (www.theverge.com)
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For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid decline” (with regard to advertising, kinda-sorta)

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You could make the same argument about almost anything that is created under our present economic system, it's void of content. I paid my gas bill so now I can tell my friends that I'm responsible for North Sea gas extraction. People imbibe Joe Rogan's billionaire koolaid and forget where all this stuff we take for granted comes from.

Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty and that is a minor miracle. Now it is eating itself like an ouroboros. People are upset and it's not a good time to defend big capital, ask TPUSA and United Health.

[–] Hikki88@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

Again, you’re missing the point but I guess that’s okay. Let me lay it out simply: I’m not here to defend anything, I’m just here to state the truth. Everything has positives and negatives, and capitalism is no exception. But the fact remains that it’s the reason we have the internet in the hands of ordinary people. Denying this is simply denying reality.

As for the agricultural revolution example you brought it up, not me. And you have to remember, this isn’t some far-fetched comparison like the agricultural revolution; capitalism has a direct link to the spread of the internet.

But hey, maybe we can just agree to disagree there.