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I think calling it "completely stopped working" is a bit over the top.

It doesn't feel magical, and it particularly doesn't feel like a gateway to new and interesting places on the internet, like it used to.

But I still make hundreds of searches on google every day, so obviously it is working.

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It works in the same sense that you try asking a stranger for directions and he wraps you into a fishing net and drags you to the nearest mall whose name resembles your question if shouted into a bucket.

Brilliant. You ought to write for a living if you don't already.

Back in the day, Google searches could lead you down unplanned paths, into niche forums or fascinating rabbit holes that felt organic and less commercial.

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